דוב
Hebrew edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ד־ב־ב (d-b-b) |
From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”). Cognate with Arabic دُبٌّ (dubbun, “bear”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /dov/
(file)
Noun edit
דוב / דֹּב • (dov) m (plural indefinite דובים / דֻּבִּים, feminine counterpart דֻּבָּה) [pattern: קֹטֶל]
Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
דוֹב • (dov) m
- a male given name, Dov
References edit
- “דוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
דוב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
