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כבאי

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Hebrew

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Root
כ־ב־ה (k-b-h)
3 terms

Etymology

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Professional noun from the verb כיבה / כִּבָּה (kibá, to extinguish).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כַּבַּאי (kabáim (plural indefinite כַּבָּאִים, feminine counterpart כַּבָּאִית) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. (firefighting) firefighter
    סמי הכבאיsámi hakabáyfireman Sam

Declension

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Declension of כַּבַּאי
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite כַּבַּאי first כַּבָּאִי כַּבָּאֵנוּ
definite הַכַּבַּאי second כַּבָּאֲךָ כַּבָּאֵךְ כַּבַּאֲכֶם כַּבַּאֲכֶן
construct כַּבַּאי־ third כַּבָּאוֹ כַּבָּאָהּ כַּבָּאָם כַּבָּאָן
plural indefinite כַּבָּאִים first כבאיי / כַּבָּאַי כַּבָּאֵינוּ
definite הַכַּבָּאִים second כַּבָּאֶיךָ כבאייך / כַּבָּאַיִךְ כַּבָּאֵיכֶם כַּבָּאֵיכֶן
construct כַּבָּאֵי־ third כַּבָּאָיו כַּבָּאֶיהָ כַּבָּאֵיהֶם כַּבָּאֵיהֶן

Synonyms

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References

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  • כבאי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "כבאי" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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