נקוב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ק־ב (n-q-b)

The transit-withdrawal noun sense comes from the fact that such debit cards replace punch cards, where each punch represented one fare paid.

Noun

נִקּוּב • (nikúv) m [pattern: קִטּוּל]

1. puncture, piercing
2. a withdrawal of a fare's worth of funds from a public-transportation debit card

   שני ניקובים, בבקשה.

   Sh'ne nikuvím, b'vakashá.

   Two fares, please.

Adjective

נָקוּב • (nakúv) (feminine נְקוּבָה, masculine plural נְקוּבִים, feminine plural נקובות)

1. punctured, pierced
2. declared, fixed