דוב

Hebrew

Alternative forms

דֹּב‎ (defective spelling)

Etymology

Root
ד־ב־ב‎ (d-b-b)

From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”). Cognate with Arabic دب‎.

Pronunciation

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

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)

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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