תיק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־י־ק (t-y-q)

A Mishnaic borrowing from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box, money box, sheath for sword”), forming the new root ת־י־ק (t-y-k).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

תִּיק • (tik) m (plural indefinite תִּיקִים)

1. bag, satchel
2. (law) case
3. (politics) portfolio (the post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.)
4. a file or a folder on computers
5. (colloquial) police record
6. (colloquial) task, burden

Derived terms

• תיקייה / תִּיקִיָּה (tikiyá)
• תִּיק גַּב (tik gav, “backpack”)
• תִּיקָן (tikán)

Related terms

• (verb, pi'el) תייק / תִּיֵּק (“to file”)
• (verb, pu'al) תויק / תֻּיַּק (“to be filed”)

Further reading

• תיק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he