מקלחת

Hebrew

Root
ק־ל־ח (q-l-kh)

Etymology

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from קלח (kalákh, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

מִקְלַחַת • (miklákhat) f (plural indefinite מִקְלָחוֹת, singular construct מִקְלַחַת־, plural construct מִקְלְחוֹת־)

1. A shower.

   אני במקלחת

   aní bamiklákhat.

   I'm in the shower.

References

• Oxford English-Hebrew Hebrew-English Dictionary. Ya'acov Levy, Ed. 1995.
• “מקלחת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מקלחת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he