נקוב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ק־ב (n-q-b)
5 terms

The transit-withdrawal noun sense comes from the fact that such debit cards replace punch cards, where each punch represented one fare paid.

Noun

נִקּוּב • (nikúv) m [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. puncture, piercing
  2. a withdrawal of a fare's worth of funds from a public-transportation debit card
    שני ניקובים, בבקשה.
    Sh'ne nikuvím, b'vakashá.
    Two fares, please.

Adjective

נָקוּב • (nakúv) (feminine נְקוּבָה, masculine plural נְקוּבִים, feminine plural נקובות)

  1. punctured, pierced
  2. declared, fixed
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