לוויין

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לוויין

/lavˈjan/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From ליווה / לִוָּה (livá, “to accompany”) + ־ָן (-án). Calque of Russian спутник (sputnik, “fellow traveller, companion”).

noun לַוְיָן · lavyán · לוויינים · לַוְיָנִים · לוויין־ · לַוְיַן־

masculine satellite (smaller body orbiting a larger one)
Similar: יָרֵחַ
masculine satellite (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
masculine satellite (country, state, office, building etc. under the control of another body)
Similar: גְּרוּרָה
colloquial, masculine satellite (technology based on satellite communication)

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"לוויין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

לוויין. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F

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"לוויין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F.

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