how to say “curtain” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /]וִילוֹן

The Hebrew word for curtain is וילון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /]דויד, סגור את הווילון!

David, close the curtain!

וילון came to Hebrew in Mishnaic times via Greek and Latin (in Latin the word is velum). Even though וילון is a masculine noun, curtains are וילונות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /], with the feminine ות-[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /] ending.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /]אתם אוהבים את הווילונות הלבנים או האפורים?

Do you guys like white or gray curtains?

Blinds are תריסים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /].

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