אופניים

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• אוֹפַנַּיִם (defective spelling)

Etymology

Root
א־פ־ן (ʾ-p-n)
4 terms

The dual form of אוֹפַן (ofán, “poetic or dated: a wheel”) from the root א־פ־נ ('-f-n). Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1903.

Pronunciation

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Noun

אופניים / אוֹפַנַּיִם • (ofanáyim) m du

1. (cycling) bicycle, bike

Further reading

• אופניים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he