טיפוס

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ט־פ־ס (ṭ-p-s)

Noun

טיפוס / טִפּוּס • (tipús) m (plural indefinite טיפוסים / טִפּוּסִים, plural construct טיפוסי / טִפּוּסֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

1. climbing

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῠ́πος (túpos, “blow, pressing; mark, impression; type; text, content; outline, figure; pattern; summoning”), from τῠ́πτω (túptō, “I poke, beat”), Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-. Cognates include Sanskrit तोपति (tópati, “to hurt”) and Old Church Slavonic тъпати (tŭpati).

Noun

טִיפּוּס • (típus) m (plural indefinite טִיפּוּסִים, plural construct טִיפּוּסֵי־)

1. type, personality
2. model

Derived terms

• אַב טִיפּוּס (av tipús)