מקלחת

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Hebrew

Root
ק־ל־ח (q-l-kh)
4 terms

Etymology

Coined by Hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from קלח (qɔlaḥ, kalákh, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

מִקְלַחַת • (miqláḥaṯ, miklákhat) f (plural indefinite מִקְלָחוֹת, singular construct מִקְלַחַת־, plural construct מִקְלְחוֹת־)

  1. shower
    אני במקלחת ― aní bamiklákhat. ― I'm in the shower.

References

  • Oxford English-Hebrew Hebrew-English Dictionary. Ya'acov Levy, Ed. 1995.
  • “מקלחת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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