הפחתה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ח־ת (p-kh-t)

Action noun of the verb הִפְחִית (hifkhít), from the root פ־ח־ת (p-kh-t).

Noun

הַפְחָתָה • (hafkhatá) f (plural indefinite הַפְחָתוֹת, singular construct הַפְחָתַת־, plural construct הַפְחָתוֹת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

1. A lowering, a reduction (of something).
2. (geology) subduction

References

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

Further reading

• הפחתה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he