בעיה
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
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| ב־ע־ה (b-ʿ-h) |
From Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בעיא (“dilemma, something that needs to be worked out”), from the root ב־ע־י (“to request, to need”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, formal) IPA(key): /be.aˈja/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, colloquial) IPA(key): /ba.aˈja/
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Noun edit
בְּעָיָה • (be'ayá) f
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “בעיה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language