how to say “timeliness” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /]דַּיְקָנוּת

We’ve seen that מדויק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] means precise, which is itself related to the words דקדוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] – grammar and בדיוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] – exactly.

Another related word is דייקנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] – timeliness. 

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /]בחברה הזאת יש צורך בדייקנות.

In this company there is a need for timeliness.

דייקנות comes from דייקן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /], which is someone who comes routinely on time or otherwise pays attention to small details – someone meticulous.

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