סבירות
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ס־ב־ר (s-b-r) |
From סביר (savír) + ־ות (-út).
Noun edit
סְבִירוּת • (s'virút) f (plural indefinite סבירויות / סְבִירֻיּוֹת, singular construct סְבִירוּת־, plural construct סבירויות / סְבִירֻיּוֹת־)
- A rough, informal measure of likelihood or probability.
- (law) Reasonableness, reasonability: the property of being reasonable.
- הוא פעל בחוסר סבירות. — hú pa'ál b'khóser s'virút. — He acted unreasonably. [literally He acted with a lack of reasonableness.]
- (סְבִירוּת־, s'virút-) Singular construct state form of סְבִירוּת.
See also edit
- הִסְתַּבְּרוּת (histab'rút, “probability”)
References edit
- “סבירות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
סבירות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
