מתמטיקה

• מָתֵימָטִיקָה
• מָתֵמָאֲטִיקָה
• מָתֵימָאֲטִיקָה
• מאטהעמאטיק (obsolete)

Ultimately borrowed from Latin mathēmatica (“mathematics”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”). Reinforced by English mathematics and its cognates.

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mateˈmatika/

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מָתֵמָטִיקָה • (matemátika) f (singular construct מָתֵמָטִיקַת־, plural construct מָתֵמָטִיקַתֵי־)

1. mathematics

• Unlike English mathematics, מתמטיקה is frequently found in its (fairly synonymous) definite form המתמטיקה (hamatemátika, “(the) mathematics”).

• מתמטיקאי (matematiká'i, “mathematician”)