חיובי

Hebrew

Root
ח־ו־ב (kh-w-b)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χijuˈvi/

Adjective

חִיּוּבִי • (khiyuví) (feminine חִיּוּבִית, masculine plural חִיּוּבִיִּים, feminine plural חִיּוּבִיּוֹת)

1. Positive: good, not bad.
2. (of a number) Positive: greater than zero.
3. (as an adverb or interjection) Affirmative: yes.

   התשובה הייתה חיובית. ― hat'shuvá haytá khiyuvít. ― The answer was affirmative.

4. (of an experimental or test result) Positive: finding a positive result.

   נמצאו חיוביים לקורונה. ― nimts'ú khiyuviyím l'koróna. ― They tested positive for coronavirus.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “all senses”): שְׁלִילִי (sh'lilí)

References

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