עיפרון

Hebrew

Root
ע־פ־ר (ʿ-p-r)

Etymology

Coined by Joseph Klausner from the word עֹפֶרֶת (ʕop̄ɛ́rɛṯ, oféret, “lead”), by analogy with German Bleistift and French plombagine.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔipaˈʁon/

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Noun

עיפרון / עִפָּרוֹן • ('iparón) m (plural indefinite עֶפְרוֹנוֹת, singular construct עֶפְרוֹן־, plural construct עֶפְרוֹנוֹת־) [pattern: קִטָּלוֹן]

1. pencil

Further reading

• עיפרון on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he