סרבן
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
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| ס־ר־ב (s-r-b) |
From the root ס־ר־ב (s-r-b), + ־ן (-án).
Noun
[edit]סַרְבָן • (sarván) m (plural indefinite סַרְבָנִים, feminine counterpart סַרְבָנִית)
- A defiant, obstinate, or insubordinate (male) person; a (male) person who refuses to accept authority, obey laws, comply with others' wishes, etc.
- 2018 March 4, Yaniv Kubovitz and Jonathan Lis, “צה"ל: כליאת סרבני גיוס חרדים לא יעילה, עדיף להטיל סנקציות אזרחיות” (tsáhal: k'li'át sarv'néi giyús kharedím ló y'ilá, adíf l'hatíl sánktsiyot ezrakhiyót, “IDF: Imprisonment of refusers of the enlistment of Haredim [=Haredim who refuse the draft] is not effective, it's preferable to impose civil penalties”), Haaretz.