מצית

Hebrew

Root
י־צ־ת (y-ts-t)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /maˈt͡sit/ (prescribed)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /meˈt͡sit/ (usual)

Noun

מַצִּית • (matzít / metzít) m [pattern: מַקְטֵל]

1. lighter, cigarette lighter

References

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

Further reading

• מצית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he