סיבוב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־ב־ב (s-b-b)
14 terms

From the root ס־ב־ב (s-b-b), and specifically the verb סִיבֵּב (sibév). Attested since the Middle Ages.

Noun

סיבוב / סִבּוּב • (sibúv) m (plural indefinite סיבובים / סִבּוּבִים, singular construct סיבוב / סִבּוּב־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

1. (uncountable) The act of turning, rotating, or revolving.
2. (countable) A turn, a rotation, a round, a tour, a revolution.

Derived terms

• גּוּף סִיבּוּב (guf sibúv, “solid of revolution”)
• סִיבוּבי (sivuví)

References

• “סיבוב” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 893.
• “סיבוב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• סיבוב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he