אולפן

Hebrew

Root
א־ל־ף (ʾ-l-p)

Etymology

From Aramaic אולפן (ʾulpān, “learning”), taken from בית אולפן (bēṯ ʾulpān, “schoolhouse”, literally “house of learning”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

אולפן / אֻלְפָּן • (ulpán) m (plural indefinite אוּלְפָּנִים / אֻלְפָּנִים, singular construct אוּלְפַּן־ / אֻלְפַּן־, plural construct אוּלְפָּנֵי־ / אֻלְפָּנֵי־)

1. A studio, such as a recording studio or television studio.
2. An ulpan, a school for new immigrants to Israel to learn Hebrew.

Descendants

• → English: ulpan
• → Russian: ульпа́н (ulʹpán)

See also

• Ulpan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia