צופר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־פ־ר (ts-p-r)
3 terms

Coined by Avraham Shlonsky, from the verb צָפַר (tsafár), in analogy with שׁוֹפָר (shofár).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡soˈfaʁ/

Noun

צוֹפָר • (tsofár) m (singular construct צוֹפַר־)

1. klaxon, horn, siren

References

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

Further reading

• צופר_(רכב) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he