גוף
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Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ג־ו־ף (g-w-p) |
Etymology
Compare Arabic جوف and Egyptian jwf.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɡuf/
(file)
Noun
גּוּף • (guf) m (plural indefinite גּוּפִים, singular construct גּוּף־)
- body (physical structure of a person or animal)
- body (physical part of a person, as opposed to his soul)
- corps, organisation, institution (group of people)
- גּוּף תִּקְשׁוֹרֶת
- guf tiqshóret
- media organisation (literally media body)
Declension
Declension of גּוּף
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | גּוּף | first | גּוּפִי | גּוּפֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַגּוּף | second | גּוּפְךָ | גּוּפֵךְ | גּוּפְכֶם | גּוּפְכֶן | |
| construct | גּוּף־ | third | גּוּפוֹ | גּוּפָהּ | גּוּפָם | גּוּפָן | |
| plural | indefinite | גּוּפִים | first | גופיי / גּוּפַי | גּוּפֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַגּוּפִים | second | גּוּפֶיךָ | גופייך / גּוּפַיִךְ | גּוּפֵיכֶם | גּוּפֵיכֶן | |
| construct | גּוּפֵי־ | third | גּוּפָיו | גּוּפֶיהָ | גּוּפֵיהֶם | גּוּפֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- גופיה
- גּוּף סִיבּוּב (guf sibúv)
- כינוי גוף / כִּנּוּי גּוּף (kinúy guf)
- שֵׁם גּוּף (shem guf)
Yiddish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
גוף • (guf) m, plural גופֿים (gufem)
Synonyms
- קערפּער (kerper)