אַשָּׁף
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. wizard, sorcerer
2. one who is an expert or extremely talented/knowledgeable person in a given field (Modern Israeli, by extension)
3. a computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user (Modern Israeli, computing)
4. a member of the genus Tadarida, a type of free-tailed bat (Modern Israeli)
Pronunciation
asháf
Examples3
במָתֵמָטִיקָה הוּא אַשָּׁף.
In mathematics, he is an ace.
הוּא אַשָּׁף במָתֵמָטִיקָה.
In mathematics, he is an ace.
כֹּה אָמַר מונטסינוס רַב־מָג וְרֹאשׁ הָאַשָּׁפִים: […]
So said Montesinos master-mage and head of the wizards: […]