אצבע
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Aramaic
[edit]Noun
[edit]אֶצְבַּע • (ʾeṣbaʿ) m
- singular absolute/construct state of אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā, “finger”)
Hebrew
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| צ־ב־ע (ts-b-ʿ) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɛsˤˈbaʕ/, [ʔɛsˤˈbaː.aʕ]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔasˤˈbaʕ/, [ʔɑsˤˈbæːʕ]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)esˈbæ(ʔ)/
- (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔesˤˈbaʕ/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔesˤˈbaʕ/ (East), /(ʔ)et͡sˈbaŋ/ (West)
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɛt͡sˈba/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)et͡sˈba/
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Noun
[edit]אֶצְבַּע • (etsbá) f (plural indefinite אֶצְבָּעוֹת, singular construct אֶצְבַּע־, plural construct אֶצְבְּעוֹת־)
- (anatomy) finger
- (human anatomy) forefinger (the index finger: the first finger next to the thumb)
- Synonym: אֶצְבַּע מוֹרָה (etsbá morá)
Declension
[edit]Declension of אֶצְבַּע
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אֶצְבַּע | first | אֶצְבָּעִי | אֶצְבָּעֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאֶצְבַּע | second | אֶצְבָּעֲךָ | אֶצְבָּעֵךְ | אֶצְבַּעֲכֶם | אֶצְבַּעֲכֶן | |
| construct | אֶצְבַּע־ | third | אֶצְבָּעוֹ | אֶצְבָּעָהּ | אֶצְבָּעָם | אֶצְבָּעָן | |
| plural | indefinite | אֶצְבָּעוֹת | first | אצבעותיי / אֶצְבְּעוֹתַי | אֶצְבְּעוֹתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָאֶצְבָּעוֹת | second | אֶצְבְּעוֹתֶיךָ | אצבעותייך / אֶצְבְּעוֹתַיִךְ | אֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶם | אֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | אֶצְבְּעוֹת־ | third | אֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו | אֶצְבְּעוֹתֶיהָ | אֶצְבְּעוֹתָם | אֶצְבְּעוֹתָן | |
Derived terms
[edit]- אֶצְבָּעוֹן (etsba'ón)
- טְבִיעַת אֶצְבַּע (tvi'át etsbá, “fingerprint”)