זיהום

Hebrew

Root
ז־ה־ם (z-h-m)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziˈhum/

Noun

זיהום / זִהוּם • (zihum) m (plural indefinite זיהומים / זִהוּמִים, singular construct זיהום / זִהוּם־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

1. infection
2. pollution, contamination

Derived terms

• זיהום אור (“light pollution”)

References

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

Further reading

• זיהום on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he