אופנוע

Hebrew

Etymology

Blend of אוֹפַן (ofán, “poetic or dated: a wheel”) +‎ מָנוֹעַ (manóa', “engine”), calque of English motorcycle by Itamar Ben-Avi.

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Noun

אוֹפַנּוֹעַ • (ofanóa') m (plural indefinite אוֹפַנּוֹעִים, plural construct אוֹפַנּוֹעֵי־)

  1. A motorcycle, motorbike: a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle.

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