טוב

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Aramaic

Verb

טוב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to do/to be good

Hebrew

Root
ט־ו־ב (ṭ-w-b)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭābum) and Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib).

Pronunciation

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /tov/
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  2. (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /toi̯v/, /tei̯v/, /tɔiv/
  3. (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /tˤøːv/, /tˤeːv/
  4. (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /tˤov/
  5. (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /tˤoːb/,

Noun

טוֹב • (tov) m

  1. goodness, fairness

Adjective

טוֹב • (tov) (feminine טוֹבָה, masculine plural טוֹבִים, feminine plural טוֹבוֹת)

  1. good, fair, fine
  2. kind
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Dutch: tof
  • →? German: dufte

Adverb

טוֹב • (tov)

  1. well, good

Interjection

טוֹב • (tov)

  1. ok, right

Etymology 2

Root
ט־ו־ב (ṭ-w-b)

Noun

טוּב • (tuv) m

  1. goodness, virtue

References

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