בוקר אור
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Arabic صَبَاح النُّور (ṣabāḥ an-nūr, literally “morning of light”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈbokeʁ ʔoʁ/
Interjection
[edit]בוקר אור / בֹּקֶר אוֹר • (bóker 'ór)
- Traditional reply to בֹּקֶר טוֹב (bóker tov, “good morning”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Nowadays the more common reply is the same בוקר טוב (as in English).