אקלים

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Hebrew

Etymology

From Arabic إِقْلِيم (ʔiqlīm), from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).

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Noun

אַקְלִים • (aklím) m (plural indefinite אַקְלִימִים, singular construct אַקְלִים־, plural construct אַקְלִימֵי־)

  1. Climate, a climate: long-term atmospheric conditions in a region.
    במרכז אפריקה האקלים טרופי ובסחרה אקלים מדברי. ― b'merkáz-áfrika ha'aklím trópi uvasakhára aklím midbarí. ― In central Africa the climate is tropical and in the Sahara is a desert climate.
    אקלים יבשתי מצטיין בהפרשים גדולים בין טמפרטורת היום לטמפרטורת הלילה. ― aklím yabashtí mitztayén b'hefr'shím g'dolím bein temperatúrot-hayóm l'temperatúrot-haláyla. ― An inland climate is notable for large differences between daytime temperatures and nighttime temperatures.
  2. Climate: artificial indoor temperature and humidity, as in climate control.
    במשרדים האלה יש מערכת בקרת אקלים. ― bamisradím ha'éle yesh ma'arékhet-bakarát-aklím. ― In these offices there's a climate control system.
  3. (figuratively) A climate, an atmosphere, an environment: non-weather conditions, such as a social, political, or economic climate.
    האקלים החברתי בשכונות העוני משפיע לרעה על הצעירים שם. ― ha'aklím hakhevratí bish'khunót-ha'óni mashpía l'rá'a al hatz'irím. ― The social climate in the poor neighborhoods impacts negatively on the young people.

Derived terms

References

  • “אקלים” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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