רכבת

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ר־כ־ב‎ (r-k-b)

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, from the root ר־כ־ב‎ (r-kh-v, “Used to form words relating to riding.”), in the קַטֶּלֶת‎ pattern.

Noun

רַכֶּבֶת • (rakévet) f (plural indefinite רַכָּבוֹת‎, singular construct רַכֶּבֶת־, plural construct רַכְּבוֹת־‎) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. A train: a vehicle comprising a line of connected cars.
Derived terms

References
  • “רכבת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Verb

רכבת • (transliteration needed) (intransitive, transitive)

  1. (רָכַבְתָּ, rachávta) Second-person masculine singular past (suffix conjugation) of רָכַב‎ (racháv).
  2. (רָכַבְתְּ, rachávt) Second-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of רָכַב‎ (racháv).
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