אקלים

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic إِقْلِيم (ʔiqlīm), from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

אַקְלִים (aklímm (plural indefinite אַקְלִימִים, singular construct אַקְלִים־, plural construct אַקְלִימֵי־)

  1. Climate, a climate: long-term atmospheric conditions in a region.
    במרכז אפריקה האקלים טרופי ובסחרה אקלים מדברי.b'merkáz-áfrika ha'aklím trópi uvasakhára aklím midbarí.In central Africa the climate is tropical and in the Sahara is a desert climate.
    אקלים יבשתי מצטיין בהפרשים גדולים בין טמפרטורת היום לטמפרטורת הלילה.aklím yabashtí mitztayén b'hefr'shím g'dolím bein temperatúrot-hayóm l'temperatúrot-haláyla.An inland climate is notable for large differences between daytime temperatures and nighttime temperatures.
  2. Climate: artificial indoor temperature and humidity, as in climate control.
    במשרדים האלה יש מערכת בקרת אקלים.bamisradím ha'éle yesh ma'arékhet-bakarát-aklím.In these offices there's a climate control system.
  3. (figuratively) A climate, an atmosphere, an environment: non-weather conditions, such as a social, political, or economic climate.
    האקלים החברתי בשכונות העוני משפיע לרעה על הצעירים שם.ha'aklím hakhevratí bish'khunót-ha'óni mashpía l'rá'a al hatz'irím.The social climate in the poor neighborhoods impacts negatively on the young people.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • אקלים” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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