עיפרון

Hebrew

Root
ע־פ־ר‎ (ʿ-p-r)

Etymology

Coined by Joseph Klausner from the word עֹפֶרֶת‎ (ʕop̄ɛ́rɛṯ, oféret, “lead”), by analogy with German Bleistift and French plombagine.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔipaˈʁon/
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Noun

עיפרון / עִפָּרוֹן • ('iparón) m (plural indefinite עֶפְרוֹנוֹת‎, singular construct עֶפְרוֹן־‎, plural construct עֶפְרוֹנוֹת־‎) [pattern: קִטָּלוֹן]

pencil

Further reading

עיפרון‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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