איכות

עברית

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איכות

/(ʔ)eˈχut/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Calque of Arabic كيفية. Blending of אֵיךְ (ékh, “how”) + ־וּת (-út, “-ness, -ity; a suffix forming nouns, especially abstract nouns”), similar to the coinage of Latin quālitās (from which English quality is derived).

noun אֵיכוּת · ekhút · איכויות · אֵיכֻיּוֹת

quality וְאֹמַר כִּי הַמּוּחָשִׁים לֹא הִשַּׂגְנוּ בְחוּשֵׁינוּ כִּי אִם כַּמּוּתָם וְאֵיכוּתָם, וְיִגְזֹר הַשֵּׂכֶל כִּי הֵם נְשׂוּאוֹת בְּנוֹשֵׂא, וְהַנּוֹשֵׂא הַהוּא יִקְשֶׁה לְהַעֲלוֹת צוּרָתוֹ עַל לֵב, וְאֵיךְ נַעֲלֶה עַל לֵב צוּרַת דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין לוֹ כַמּוּת וְלֹא אֵיכוּת?

In English

quality level of excellence

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"איכות." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

איכות. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA

Chicago

"איכות." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {איכות},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}