Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
ד־ב־ק (d-b-q)

Action noun of the verb הִדְבִּיק (hidbík), from the root ד־ב־ק.

Noun edit

הַדְבָּקָה (hadbakáf (plural indefinite הַדְבָּקוֹת, singular construct הַדְבָּקַת־, plural construct הַדְבָּקוֹת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. Infection, transmission: an occurrence of a person becoming infected with a disease.
    דרך הדבקהdérekh-hadbakáa route of transmission
  2. Sticking: the act of sticking (with glue, tape, or similar).