איגרוף

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• אִגְרוּף (defective spelling)

Etymology

From the root א־ג־ר־ף, extracted from the noun אֶגרוֹף m (egróf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡˈʁuf/

Noun

איגרוף / אִגְרוּף • (igrúf) m (plural indefinite איגרופים / אִגְרוּפִים, singular construct איגרוף / אִגְרוּף־, plural construct איגרופי / אִגְרוּפֵי־)

1. boxing (a sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists).

Derived terms

• קְרַב אִגְרוּף m (krav igrúf)
• אִגְרוּף תַּיְלַנְדִּי m (igrúf tailandí)
• כִּפְפַת אִגְרוּף f (kiffát igrúf)

References

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

Further reading

• איגרוף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he