משטרה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ט־ר (sh-ṭ-r)
4 terms

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda on the basis of the word שׁוֹטֵר (shotér, officer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miʃ.taˈʁa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

מִשְׁטָרָה • (mishtaráf (plural indefinite מִשְׁטָרוֹת, singular construct מִשְׁטֶרֶת־, plural construct מִשְׁטְרוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָלָה]

  1. (law enforcement) police

Derived terms

References

  • משטרה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading