כבאי

Hebrew

Root
כ־ב־ה (k-b-h)
3 terms

Etymology

Professional noun from the verb כיבה / כִּבָּה (kibá, “to extinguish”).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /kaˈbaj/
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Noun

כַּבַּאי • (kabái) m (plural indefinite כַּבָּאִים, feminine counterpart כַּבָּאִית) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. (firefighting) firefighter
    סמי הכבאי ― sámi hakabáy ― fireman Sam

Synonyms

  • לוֹחֵם אֵשׁ

References

  • “כבאי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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