צופר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־פ־ר‎ (ṣ-p-r)

Coined by Avraham Shlonsky, from the verb צָפַר‎ (tsafár), in analogy with שׁוֹפָר‎ (shofár).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡soˈfaʁ/

Noun

צוֹפָר • (tsofár) m (singular construct צוֹפַר־)

klaxon, horn, siren

References

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

Further reading

צופר_(רכב)‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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