סביבה
See also: סבֿיבֿה
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
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ס־ב־ב (s-b-b) |
In form, the action noun of סבב (saváv), from the root ס־ב־ב (s-b-b).
Noun
editסְבִיבָה • (s'vivá) f (plural indefinite סְבִיבוֹת, singular construct סְבִיבַת־, plural construct סְבִיבוֹת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]
- Surroundings, environs, area, vicinity: that which, or those who, are close to someone or something.
- הסביבה הקרובה — has'vivá hak'rová — the close vicinity
- הוא גר פה בסביבה. — hu gar po bas'vivá. — He lives around here.
- (mathematics) A neighborhood (of a point in a topological space): a superset of an open set containing a given point.
- (thermodynamics) Surroundings, environment, reservoir: the universe outside of a system under consideration.
- The environment, the natural environment: nature.
- הסביבה הטבעית — has'vivá hativ'ít — the natural environment
- מדעי הסביבה — mad'éi-has'vivá — environmental sciences
Etymology 2
editPreposition
editסְבִיבָהּ • (s'viváh)
- Form of סביב (savív) including third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as object.
Further reading
edit- סביבה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
editNoun
editסביבה • (svive)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of סבֿיבֿה (svive).