בעיה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ע־ה‎ (b-ʿ-h)

From Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בעיא‎ (“dilemma, something that needs to be worked out”), from the root ב־ע־י‎ (“to request, to need”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew, formal) IPA^(key): /be.aˈja/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ba.aˈja/
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Noun

בְּעָיָה • (be'ayá) f

problem

Derived terms

בעייתי / בְּעָיָתִי‎

References

“בעיה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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