Hebrew language for readers of english

אוֹדוֹת, אֹדוֹת f.n. pl. cause (?), inducement (?) (used only with the prep. על: עַל אֹדוֹת, עַל אוֹדוֹת, ‘because of’, ‘concerning’). [Of uncertain origin. Several scholars derive it from base אוד (= to bend, turn, enclose), appearing in Arab. ’āda (= he bent), SArab. אוד (= around, about). cp. Heb. בִּגְלַל (= on account of), which is related to גָּלַל (= he rolled), and mh סִבָּה (= cause), from Biblical Heb. סִבָּה (= a turn), from סָבַב (= he turned, enclosed). Others derive אוֹדוֹת from base אדה, whence Arab. áddā (= he brought about, caused).]

אוֹדְיוֹמֶטֶר m.n. fw audiometer. [A hybrid coined from L. audīre (= to hear), and Gk. metron (= measure). See ‘audible’ and ‘meter’ (poetical rhythm), in my cedel. Cp. the first element in אוֹדִיטוֹרְיָה.]

אוֹדִיטוֹרְיָה f.n. fw auditorium. [L. audītōrium (= lecture room, hall of justice), properly neuter of the adjective audītōrius (= relating to hearing), used as a noun and lit. meaning ‘the place where something is heard’, from audītus, p. part. of audīre (= to hear). See ‘audible’ in my cedel. cp. the first element in אוֹדְיוֹמֶטֶר.]

אוֹדִיסֵיָה f.n. fw the Odyssey (used also figuratively for any long wanderings). [Gk. Odysseia, from Odysseus.]

אוה to desire, long for. [Base of uncertain etymology.] — Pi. אִוָּה he desired, longed for. — Hith. הִתֽאַוָּה he desired, longed for, lusted after. Derivatives: אַוָּה, אִוּוּי, הִתְאַוּוּת, מֽאֻוֶּה, תַּאֲוָה.

אַוָּה f.n. desire. [From אוה.]

אוֹהֵב m.n. lover; friend. [Properly act. part. of אָהַב (= he loved); see אהב.]

אוֹהֵד adj. & m.n. nh 1 sympathizing, sympathetic. 2 follower, adherent. [Subst. use of the act. part. of אָהַד (= he sympathized). cp. אָהוּד.]

אִוּוּי m.n. mh desire. [Verbal n. of אִוָּה, Pi. of אוה.]

אַוָּז m.n. 1 pbh gander. 2 goose (as used in the collective sense). [From Aram. אַוֽזָא, which, together with Syr. וַזָּא, is a loan word from Akka. usū, ussu, which itself is borrowed from Sumerian uz. Arab. īwazz, wazz, is an Aram. loan word. cp. אוזז. cp. also בַּרְוָז and words there referred to.] Derivatives: אַוָּזָה, אַוָּזוֹן.

אַוָּזָה f.n. mh goose. [Formed from אַוָּז with subst. suff. □ָה.]

אִוְזוּז m.n. nh goosestep. [Verbal n. of אוזז.]

אַוָּזוֹן m.n. nh gosling. [Formed from אַוָּז with dimin. suff. □וֹן.]

אוֹזוֹן m.n. fw ozone. [Ger. Ozon, coined by the German chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein in 1840 from Gk. ozein (= to smell); so called by him because of its strong smell. See ‘ozo-’ in my cedel.]

אוזז to walk like a goose, goosestep. [Formed from אַוָּז through reduplication of the third radical.] — Pi. אִוְזֵז intr. v. nh he goosestepped.

אוֹטוֹ m.n. fw auto (colloq.). [Short for אוֹטוֹמוֹבִּיל.]

אוֹטוֹ□, אַבְטוֹ□ (before a vowel אוֹט□, אַבְט□) fw auto-, resp. aut-. [Gk. auto-, resp. aut-, from autos (= self, same), which is of uncertain origin.]

אוֹטוֹאֶמַנְצִיפַּצְיָה, אַבְטוֹאֶמַנְצִיפַּצְיָה f.n. fw autoemancipation. [A hybrid coined from Gk. autos (= self, same; see אוֹטוֹ), and L. emancipātiō (see אֶמַנְצִיפַּצְיָה.]

אוֹטוֹבּוּס m.n. fw bus, omnibus. [A hybrid coined from Gk. auto- (= self), and bus, shortened from omnibus, short for Fren. voiture omnibus (= vehicle for all). The term voiture omnibus was introduced by Laffitte in Paris in 1820, from L. omnibus (= for all).]

אוֹטוֹבִּיּוֹגְרָפִי, אַבְטוֹבִּיּוֹגְרָפִי adj. fw autobiographical. [Formed from אוֹטוֹבִּיּוֹגְרַפְיָה with adj. suff. □ִי.]

אוֹטוֹבִּיּוֹגְרַפְיָה, אַבְטוֹבִּיּוֹגְרַפְיָה f.n. fw autobiography. [Compounded of אוֹטוֹ□ and בִּיּוֹגְרַפְיָה.]

אוֹטוֹגֶנִי, אַבְטוֹגֶנִי adj. fw autogenous, self-generated. [From Eng. autogenous, which was coined by the English biologist Sir Richard Owen in 1846 from Gk. autogenes (= self-produced), from auto- (see אוֹטוֹ□) and the stem of gennein (= to produce). See ‘-genous’ in my cedel. For the ending of אוֹטוֹגֶנִי see suff. □ִי.]

אוֹטוֹדִידַקְט, אַבְטוֹדִידַקְט m.n. fw autodidact, one self-taught. [From Gk. [[pg-11]]autodidaktos (= self-taught), from auto- (see אוֹטוֹ□) and didaktos (= taught), verbal adj. of didaskein (= to teach). See דִּידַקְטִיקָה.]

אוֹטוֹדָפֶה m.n. fw auto-da-fé. [Portuguese auto-da-fé (lit.: ‘act of faith’), from L. āctus dē fidē (= an act concerning faith). L. āctus derives from āctus, p. part. of agere (= to do, act). L. fidē is the ablative of fidēs (= faith). See ‘act’, ‘de-’ and ‘fidelity’ in my cedel.]

אוֹטוֹמֹובִּיל, אַבְטוֹמוֹבִּיל m.n. fw automobile. [Lit.: ‘moving of itself’. A hybrid coined from Gk. auto- (see אוֹטוֹ□) and L. mōbilis (= movable). See ‘movable’ in my cedel. The modern Greek calls it autokineto (= moved of itself).]

אֹוטֹומָט, אַבְטוֹמָט m.n. fw automaton. [Gk. automaton, neuter of automatos (= acting of one’s own will, happening of itself), compounded of auto- (see אוֹטוֹ□) and ie ^*mntós (= thinking), from base ^*men- (= to think), whence also Gk. mentor (= adviser). See ‘mind’ in my cedel.]

אוֹטוֹמָטִי, אַבְטוֹמָטִי adj. fw automatic. [Formed from אוֹטוֹמָט with adj. suff. □ִי.]

אוֹטוֹנוֹמִי, אַבְטוֹנוֹמִי adj. fw autonomous. [Formed with adj. suff. □ִי from Gk. autonomos (= living by one’s own laws), which is compounded of auto- (see אֹוטֹו□) and nomos (= law). See ‘nomo-’ in my cedel.]

אוֹטוֹנוֹמְיָה, אַבְטוֹנוֹמְיָה f.n. fw autonomy. [Gk. autonomia (= independence), from autonomos. See אוֹטוֹנוֹמִי.]

אוֹטוֹסוּגֶסְטְיָה, אַבְטוֹסוּגֶסְטְיָה f.n. fw auto-suggestion. [Compounded of אוֹטוֹ□ and סוּגֶסֽטְיָה.]

אוֹטוֹסְטְרָדָה f.n. fw autostrada. [A hybrid coined from אֹוטוֹ□, shortened from automobile, and It. strada (= street, road).]

אוּטוֹפִּי adj. fw Utopian. [Back formation from אוּטוֹפּֽיָה. For the ending see adj. suff. □ִי.]

אוּטוֹפְּיָה f.n. fw Utopia. [Modern L. Utopia, coined by Sir Thomas Moore (1779–1852) from Gk. ou (= not), and topos (= place). See ‘topic’ in my cedel.]

אוֹטוֹקְלָב m.n. fw autoclave. [Fren. autoclave (lit.: ‘self-locking’), a hybrid coined from Gk. auto- (see אוֹטוֹ□), and L. clāvis (= key). See ‘clavicle’ in my cedel.]

אוֹטֹוקְרָט, אַבְטוֹקְרָט m.n. fw autocrat. [Fren. autocrate, from Gk. autokrates (= ruling by oneself), which is compounded of auto- (see אוֹטוֹ□) and kratos (= strength, power, rule). See ‘-crat’ in my cedel.]

אוֹטוֹקְרַטְיָה, אַבְטוֹקְרַטְיָה f.n. fw autocracy. [Fren. autocratie, from Gk. autokrateia, from autokrates (see אוֹטוֹקְרָט).]

אוֹטוֹרִיטָה, אַבְטוֹרִיטָה f.n. fw authority. [Fren. autorité, from L. auctōritās (= invention, advice, opinion, influence, command), from auctor (= master, leader), an agential noun formed from auctus, p. part. of augēre (= to increase). See ‘auction’ in my cedel and cp. ‘octroi’ ibid.]

אוּטִילִיטָרִי adj. fw utilitarian. [Back formation from Eng. utilitarían, which was coined by Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) from utility, from Fren. utilité, from L. ūtilitās, from ūtilis (= useful), from the stem of ūtī (= to use). See ‘use’ in my cedel.]

אוּטִילִיטָרִיזְם m.n. fw utilitarianism. [See אוּטִילִיטָרִי and □ִיזְם.]

אוֹטַרְקְיָה f.n. fw autarky, self-sufficiency. [Gk. autarkeia, from autarkein (= to be self-sufficient), which is compounded of auto- (see אוֹטוֹ□) and arkein (= to suffice), which is related to arkos (= defense), arkios (= safe, sure), and cogn. with L. arcēre (= to enclose, keep away, ward off). These words stand in gradational relationship to Orcus, name of the god of the infernal regions in Roman mythology. cp. קְסַרְקָט.]

אוֹי interj. woe!, alas! [Of imitative origin. cp. Aram. וַי, Syr. וַי, Arab. way, Ethiop. way, Akka. ua (= woe!). cp. also אֲבוֹי, אוֹיָה, אִי, הוֹי, and see ‘woe’ in my cedel.]

אוֹיֵבm.n. enemy, foe, hater. [Properly act. part. of אָיַב. See איב.]

אוֹיָה interj. woe!, alas! (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 120:5). [Formed from אוֹי with paragogic □ה (cp. שָׁמָּה, derivative of שָׁם).]

אֱוִיל 1 adj. foolish, silly, stupid. 2 m.n. a fool. [From אול^II.] Derivatives: אֱוִילוּת, אֱוִילִי.

אֱוִילוּת f.n. mh foolishness, silliness, stupidity. [Formed from אֱוִיל with suff. □וּת.]

אֱוִילִי adj. foolish, silly, stupid. [Formed from אֱוִיל with adj. suff. □ִי.]

אֲוִיר m.n. pbh air. [From Gk. aer (= air), of uncertain origin.] See ‘air’ (atmosphere) in my cedel and cp. words there referred to. cp. אֲוִירִיָּה, אֲוִירִיּוּת, אורר, אִוֵּר, אֲוִירַאי, אֲוִירָה, אֲוִירוֹן, אֲוִירִי.]

אֲוִירָאוּת f.n. nh airmanship; aviation. [Formed from אֲוִירַאי with suff. □וּת.]

אֲוִירַאי m.n. nh airman. [Formed from אֲוִיר with suff. □ַאי.]

אֲוִירָאִית f.n. nh airwoman. [f. of אֲוִירַאי.]

אֲוִירָה f.n. nh atmosphere. [Formed from אֲוִיר with first suff. □ָה.]

אֲוִירוֹבָּטִיקָה f.n. fw aerobatics. [A hybrid coined on the analogy of Eng. aerobatics from אֲוִיר (= air), and the stem of Gk. bainein (= to go). Eng. aerobatics itself was coined on the analogy of acrobatics (q.v. in my cedel).]

אֲוִירוֹדִינָמִיקָה f.n. fw aerodynamics. [Compounded from אֲוִיר (= air), and דִּינָמִיקָה (= dynamics).]

אֲוִירוֹדְרוֹם m.n. fw airdrome. [A hybrid coined on the analogy of Eng. aerodrome from Heb. אֲוִיר (= air), and Gk. dromos (= course). See ‘dromedary’ in my cedel.]

אֲוִירוֹן m.n. nh aeroplane, airplane (now mostly superseded by מָטוֹס). [Coined by Eliezer ben Yehudah (1858–1922) from אֲוִיר (= air) and suff. □וֹן.]

אֲוִירוֹנוּת f.n. nh aviation. [Formed from אֲוִירוֹן with suff. □וּת.]

אֲוִירִי adj. mh airy, aerial. [Formed from אֲוִיר (= air) with adj. suff. □ִי.]

אֲוִירִיָּה f.n. nh air force. [Formed from אֲוִיר (= air) with suff. □ִיָּה.]

אֲוִירִיּוּת f.n. nh airiness. [Formed from אֲוִירִי (= aerial) with suff. □וּת.]

אוֹכִיל m.n. food (?), nourishment (?) (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Hos. 11:4). [Prob. from אכל.]

אוּכְלוּסִיָּה see אֻכֽלוּסִיָּה.

אוּכְלוּסִים see אֻכֽלוּסִים.

אוּכָּף see אֻכָּף.

אול^I to be in front. [From this base prob. derive the words מוּל, מוֹל. This base is prob. identical with אול, ‘to be strong’, with the derivatives אוּל, אַיִל^II, אַיָּל, אֵלָה, אַלָּה^I, אֵלוֹן, אַלּוֹן, possibly also אֱיָל and אֱיָלוּת, and Arab. ’áwwal, Aram. אֲוַל, אַוֽלָה, (= beginning). cp. אול^II.]

אול^II to be foolish. [Whence אֱוִילִי, אִוֶּלֶת,אֱוִיל. cp. base יאל. Since the ideas of ‘strong, fat and foolish’ are related, some scholars identify this base with אול^I (= to be strong).]

אוּל m.n. health, sound (a hapax legomenon in the Bible, occurring Ps. 73:4 in the phrase וּבָרִיא אוּלָם, generally rendered by ‘and their body is sound’. [Prob. from אול^I.]

אוּלְטִימָטוּם m.n. fw ultimatum. [Late L. ultimātum, neuter of ultimātus, p. part. of ultimāre (= to come to, or be at, an end), from L. ultimus (= last), superlative of uls (= beyond), whence ulter (= that which is on the other side), ulterior (= farther, beyond). See ‘ulterior’ and ‘most’ in my cedel. cp. also אוּלֽטֽרָה.]

אוּלְטְרָה adj. fw ultra, extreme. [L. ultrā (= on the other side, beyond), related to [[pg-12]]ulter (= that which is on the other side). See אוּלֽטִימָטוּם.]

אוּלְטְרָה□ fw combining form meaning ‘extremely’, as in אוּלְטְרָה־מוֹדֶרְנִי (= ultra-modern). [From אוּלְטְרָה.]

אוּלַי adv. perhaps, maybe. [Perhaps compounded of אוֹ and לֹא and lit. meaning ‘or not’. cp. Akka. ūlā. Barth connects אוּלַי with Aram. לְוַאי (= would that).]

אֹולִיגַרְכִי adj. fw oligarchical. [Back formation from אוֹלִיגַרְכְיָה. For the ending see adj. suff. □ִי.]

אוֹלִיגַרְכְיָה f.n. fw oligarchy. [Gk. oligarchia (= government by a few persons, oligarchy), from oligarches (= oligarch), which is compounded of oligos (= small, little; in the pl. ‘few’), and archos (= leader, chief, ruler). See ‘oligo-’ and ‘-arch’ in my cedel.]

אוֹלִימְפְּיָאדָה f.n. Olympiad. [Gk. Olympias, from olympia (a district in Elis in ancient Greece, where the Olympian games were held), from f. of olympios (= pertaining to Olympus or Olympia), from olympos (= Olympus), which is of unknown etymology.]

אוּלָם^I conj. but, however. [Prob. related to Akka. ellamu (= in front of, opposite). cp. אוּלָם^II (n.).]

אוּלָם^II m.n. (pl. אוּלַמִּים) 1 porch, vestibule. 2 nh hall, parlor. [Prob. a loan word from Akka. ellamu (= in front of). cp. אֵילָם. cp. also אוּלָם^I (conj.).]

אוּלְפָּן, אוּלְפָּנָאsee אֻלְפָּן.

אוּלְפָּנִית see אֻלֽפָּנִית.

אוּלְקוּס m.n. fw ulcer. [From L. ulcus (= a sore, ulcer).]

אוֹלָר m.n. pbh penknife. [Of unknown origin.]

אִוֶּֽלֱת f.n. nh folly, foolishness. [Formed from אול^II with subst. suff. □ֶת.]

אוֹם m.n. fw ohm (electricity). [Named after the German physicist Georg Limon Ohm (1787–1854).]

אוּ״ם m.n. nh UN (United Nations). [Abbr. of אֻמּוֹת מְאֻחָדוֹת for אִרְגּוּן אֻמּוֹת מְאֻחָדוֹת (= UNO — United Nations Organization).]

אוּמְדָן see אֻמְדָּן.

אוּמְדָנָה see אֻמְדָּנָה.

אוּמְלָל see אֻמֽלָל.

אוּמְלָלוּת see אֻמְלָלוּת.

אוֹמָן m.n. pbh row of corn in the field. [Of uncertain origin; possibly related to Arab. ’immān (of s.m.), or a loan word from Gk. ogmos (= row, line), which stands in gradational relationship to agein (= to lead), for whose etymology see ‘agent’ (adj.) in my cedel.]

אוֹמֵן m.n. 1 trainer, educator. 2 pedagogue, tutor. [Subst. use of the part. of אָמַן (= he brought up). See אמן.]

אוּמָן see אֻמָּן.

אוֹמְנָה see אֹמְנָה.