דוב

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• דֹּב (defective spelling)

Etymology

Root
ד־ב־ב (d-b-b)

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”). Cognate with Arabic دُبٌّ (dubbun, “bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dov/

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Noun

דוב / דֹּב • (dov) m (plural indefinite דובים / דֻּבִּים, feminine counterpart דֻּבָּה) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. bear

Derived terms

• דֻּבִּי (dúbi, “teddy bear”)
• דוב נמלים / דֹּב נְמָלִים (dov n'malím)
• לא דובים ולא יער / לֹא דֻּבִּים וְלֹא יַעַר (lo dubím v'lo yá'ar)

Proper noun

דוֹב • (dov) m

1. a male given name, Dov

References

• “דוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• דוב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he