סביבה

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See also: סבֿיבֿה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ס־ב־ב (s-b-b)

In form, the action noun of סבב (saváv), from the root ס־ב־ב (s-b-b).

Noun

סְבִיבָה • (s'vivá) f (plural indefinite סְבִיבוֹת, singular construct סְבִיבַת־, plural construct סְבִיבוֹת־)

  1. Surroundings, environs, area, vicinity: that which, or those who, are close to someone or something.
    הסביבה הקרובה — has'vivá hak'rová — the close vicinity
    הוא גר פה בסביבה. — hu gar po bas'vivá. — He lives around here.
  2. (mathematics) A neighborhood (of a point in a topological space): a superset of an open set containing a given point.
  3. (thermodynamics) Surroundings, environment, reservoir: the universe outside of a system under consideration.
  4. The environment, the natural environment: nature.
    הסביבה הטבעית — has'vivá hativ'ít — the natural environment
    מדעי הסביבה — mad'éi-has'vivá — environmental sciences

Etymology 2

Preposition

סְבִיבָהּ • (s'viváh)

  1. Form of סביב (savív) including third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as object.

Further reading

Yiddish

Noun

סביבה • (svive)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of סבֿיבֿה (svive).
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