התחייבות
Hebrew edit
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ו־ב (ḥ-w-b) |
Etymology edit
Action noun of the verb התחייב / הִתְחַיֵּב (hitkhayév), from the root ח־ו־ב (ḥ-w-b); hence literally roughly “self-obligation”.
Noun edit
התחייבות / הִתְחַיְּבוּת • (hitkhay'vút) f (plural indefinite התחייבויות / הִתְחַיְּבֻיּוֹת, singular construct התחייבות / הִתְחַיְּבוּת־, plural construct התחייבויות / הִתְחַיְּבֻיּוֹת־) [pattern: הִתְקַטְּלוּת]
- Commitment, a commitment, a pledge: the making of a promise; the taking on of an obligation.
- A commitment: an obligation that one has taken on.
Related terms edit
- חוֹבָה (khová, “obligation”)
References edit
- “התחייבות” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 312.