כבאי

Hebrew

Root
כ־ב־ה (k-b-h)

Etymology

Professional noun from the verb כיבה / כִּבָּה (kibá, “to extinguish”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

כַּבַּאי • (kabái) m (plural indefinite כַּבָּאִים, feminine counterpart כַּבָּאִית) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. (firefighting) firefighter

   סמי הכבאי ― sámi hakabáy ― fireman Sam

Synonyms

• לוֹחֵם אֵשׁ

References

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

Further reading

• כבאי on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he