דוב

Hebrew

Alternative forms

⁧דֹּב⁩ (defective spelling)

Etymology

Root
⁧ד־ב־ב⁩ (d-b-b)

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”). Cognate with Arabic ⁧دُبٌّ⁩ (dubbun, “bear”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dov/
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Noun

⁧דוב / דֹּב⁩ • (dov) m (plural indefinite ⁧דובים / דֻּבִּים⁩, feminine counterpart ⁧דֻּבָּה⁩) [pattern: ⁧קֹטֶל⁩]

bear

Derived terms

⁧דֻּבִּי⁩ (dúbi, “teddy bear”)
⁧דוב נמלים / דֹּב נְמָלִים⁩ (dov n'malím)
⁧לא דובים ולא יער / לֹא דֻּבִּים וְלֹא יַעַר⁩ (lo dubím v'lo yá'ar)

Proper noun

⁧דוֹב⁩ • (dov) m

a male given name, Dov

References

“⁧דוב⁩” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

⁧דוב⁩ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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