Contionary:חורת
Weddish
Etymology
from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).
Pronunciation
(Weddish) IPA: /χwaːrθ/
Adjective
חְוַרְת (Romanized cwarþ, subst. inanim. חורתה, eq. חורתּדּ, comp. חורתח, super. חורתף)
- black
- מיכאל׳סא ור חורת.
- Michael's were black.
- מיכאל׳סא ור חורת.
- black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
Usage notes
Use of this term for human beings is considered racist and vulgar, since the Council of 1859. The Hebrew word שחור is now the polite and ordinary racial term.