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מכונה

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
כ־ו־ן (k-w-n)
19 terms

Noun

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מְכוֹנָה (mekhonáf (plural indefinite מְכוֹנוֹת, singular construct מְכוֹנַת־, plural construct מְכוֹנוֹת־) [pattern: מַקְטֵלָה]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) pedestal, stand
  2. cage

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Latin māchina, from Doric Greek μᾱχανᾱ́ (mākhanā́, machine, tool). Possibly influenced by or phono-semantic matching of English machine or similar internationalism.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מְכוֹנָה (mekhonáf (plural indefinite מְכוֹנוֹת, singular construct מְכוֹנַת־, plural construct מְכוֹנוֹת־)

  1. machine
Derived terms
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References
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  • מכונה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  1. ^ Mancini, Marco. "Italian Loanwords" in Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics Online
Further reading
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