{"id":3050,"date":"2021-12-27T05:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T10:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2021-12-22T05:34:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T10:34:36","slug":"hebrew-family-vocabulary-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-family-vocabulary-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Family Vocabulary: Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to our third part of the Hebrew Family Vocabulary. In part one<\/a> we\u2019ve learned all the words for parents. In part two<\/a> we\u2019ve discussed all the grammar related to the words for siblings. Today we will learn the Hebrew words for grandparents.<\/p>\n

The Hebrew word for grandfather is\u00a0\u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0, pronounced as sa-ba.<\/p>\n

The Hebrew word for grandmother is\u00a0\u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0, pronounced as sav-ta.<\/p>\n

The two words, originated in Aramaic, share a similarity in pronunciation. Both start with the syllable sa<\/em>, and end with the sound a<\/em>. In the middle, both use the same consonant, with the difference of an appearance of a tonal emphasis in the word for grandpa. The emphasized consonant b<\/em> receives the sound a<\/em>, and creates the word \u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 (sa-ba). The un-emphasized consonant v<\/em> in the other noun is followed by the consonant t<\/em>, which gets the sound a<\/em>, and creates the word \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 (sav-ta).<\/p>\n

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The original Hebrew words are very similar in pronunciation as well: \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1 (sav) for grandfather and \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 (sa-va) for grandmother. They are, however, less common than their Aramaic antonyms, and rarely used in Israel. So rare that if you\u2019ll use them in a conversation, most listeners will probably correct you to say \u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 or \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0. I must admit that I never used the original Hebrew words myself or heard someone use them. I will therefore refer in this post to the common words used in Hebrew for grandparents.<\/p>\n

The words \u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 and \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 can refer either to a specific person, someone\u2019s own grandparent, or to any person who has grandchildren and bears the title grandparent. For example:<\/p>\n

\u05dc\u05b0\u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05ba\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05e0\u05b6\u05db\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5.<\/p>\n

An involved grandfather has a great impact on his grandchildren. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ba \u05d4\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea.<\/p>\n

His grandfather greatly influenced him. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u05dc\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e6\u05b0\u05e2\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e3.<\/p>\n

Being a young grandmother is fun.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05c5\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b0\u05e2\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

My grandmother is quite young. <\/em><\/p>\n

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As in English, both Hebrew nouns don\u2019t distinguish between the two sides of the family. The noun \u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 can refer to the father\u2019s father, as well as to the mother\u2019s father. The same is true with the Hebrew noun for grandma. The noun \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 can refer to the father\u2019s mother, as well as to the mother\u2019s mother. The only way to figure this out is by the context, or if the speaker explicitly tells it.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05c5\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea.<\/p>\n

My grandmother is a very independent woman.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05c5\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d3\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05c5\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b0\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5.<\/p>\n

My grandma raised three children by herself: my father and his two sisters. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0, \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05c5\u05bc\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1?<\/p>\n

Grandpa, how are you feeling?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0, \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05c5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4?<\/p>\n

Grandpa, how was mom as a child?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Both nouns decline to\u00a0plural<\/a>\u00a0in accordance to their grammatical gender without exception:<\/p>\n

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The female plural form is, however, considered a mistake by the Academy of the Hebrew Language. The Academy refers to the word \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 as the correct word for grandmother, and to its plural form \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea (sa-vot) as the correct word for grandmothers. We will use only the modern prevalent terms for grandparents in our examples:<\/p>\n

\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1.<\/p>\n

Both my grandmothers live nearby. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b6\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6-70% \u05de\u05b5\u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b0\u05e1\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05d3\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd.<\/p>\n

A new survey reveals that 70% of grandfathers help raise their grandchildren.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There is no one term in Hebrew for grandfather and grandmother together. There is no Hebrew equivalent for the word grandparent or grandparents. Some use the plural form of grandfather \u2013 \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd when referring to both, but most mention both the grandpa and the grandma. For example:<\/p>\n

\u05e1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8.<\/p>\n

My grandpa and grandma came to visit.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05bc\u05e1\u05c5\u05d9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

All the grandmothers and grandfathers are welcome to the party. <\/em><\/p>\n

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