צבאי

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
⁧צ־ב־א⁩ (ṣ-b-ʾ)

From ⁧צָבָא⁩ (tsavá) +‎ ⁧־י⁩ (-í).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sˤabaˈʔiː/

Adjective

⁧צְבָאִי⁩ • (ts'va'í) (feminine ⁧צְבָאִית⁩, masculine plural ⁧צְבָאִיִּים⁩, feminine plural ⁧צְבָאִיּוֹת⁩)

Military: of or relating to a military.
⁧משטר צבאי⁩ — mishtár ts'va'í — military dictatorship

⁧היסטוריה צבאית⁩ — histórya ts'va'ít — military history.

⁧דגלים צבאיים⁩ — d'galím ts'va'iyím — war flags

⁧פעולות צבאיות לא־מלחמתיות (פצל״ם)⁩ — p'ulót ts'va'iyót lo-milkhamiyót (P.Ts.L.M.) — Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW)

Derived terms

⁧בֵּית דִּין צְבָאִי⁩ (bet din tzva'í)
⁧מִמְשָׁל צְבָאִי⁩ (mimshál ts'va'í)
⁧מִשְׁטָרָה צְבָאִית⁩ (mishtará tsváit)

Related terms

⁧צְבָאָנִי⁩ (ts'va'aní, “militaristic”)

References

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

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