צפר

עברית

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צפר¹

  • /t͡saˈfaʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic صَفَرَ (ṣafara, “to whistle”).

verb צָפַר · tsafár · לצפור · לִצְפֹּר · צְפִירָה · צָפוּר

  1. construction pa'al to honk

צפר²

  • /t͡saˈpaʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From ציפור / צִפּוֹר (tsipór, “a bird”) in a pattern forming occupational nouns קַטָּל (katál).

noun צַפָּר · tsapár · צַפָּרִים · צַפָּרֵי־ · צַפָּרִית

  1. a birdwatcher, a birder

In English

  • birdwatcher a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • honk to use a car horn

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"צפר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%A4%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {צפר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A6%D7%A4%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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