סביבה

See also: סבֿיבֿה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ס־ב־ב (s-b-b)

In form, the action noun of סבב (saváv), from the root ס־ב־ב (s-b-b).

Noun

סְבִיבָה • (s'vivá) f (plural indefinite סְבִיבוֹת, singular construct סְבִיבַת־, plural construct סְבִיבוֹת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. Surroundings, environs, area, vicinity: that which, or those who, are close to someone or something.

   הסביבה הקרובה — has'vivá hak'rová — the close vicinity

   הוא גר פה בסביבה. — hu gar po bas'vivá. — He lives around here.

2. (mathematics) A neighborhood (of a point in a topological space): a superset of an open set containing a given point.
3. (thermodynamics) Surroundings, environment, reservoir: the universe outside of a system under consideration.
4. The environment, the natural environment: nature.

   הסביבה הטבעית — has'vivá hativ'ít — the natural environment

   מדעי הסביבה — mad'éi-has'vivá — environmental sciences

Etymology 2

Preposition

סְבִיבָהּ • (s'viváh)

1. Form of סביב (savív) including third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as object.

Further reading

• סביבה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Noun

סביבה • (svive)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of סבֿיבֿה (svive).