סיבוב

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ס־ב־ב‎ (s-b-b)

From the root ס־ב־ב‎ (s-b-b), and specifically the verb סִיבֵּב‎ (sibév). Attested since the Middle Ages.

Noun

סיבוב / סִבּוּב • (sibúv) m (plural indefinite סיבובים / סִבּוּבִים‎, singular construct סיבוב / סִבּוּב־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. (uncountable) The act of turning, rotating, or revolving.
  2. (countable) A turn, a rotation, a round, a tour, a revolution.

Derived terms
  • גּוּף סִיבּוּב‎ (guf sibúv, “solid of revolution”)
  • סִיבוּבי‎ (sivuví)

References
  • “סיבוב” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ‎ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 893.
  • “סיבוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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