how to say “antiques” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/עתיקות-#.m4a” /]עַתִּיקוֹת
The Hebrew word עתיק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/עתיקות-#.m4a” /] means ancient, but it can also refer to an antique – though the word usually appears in the plural: עתיקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/עתיקות-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/עתיקות-#.m4a” /]אל תגעו בעתיקות – הן שבירות!
Don’t touch the antiques – they’re fragile!
עתיק comes to Hebrew via Biblical Aramaic. Though the etymological dictionaries don’t point out a connection between עתיק and the English antique, to my mind a relationship is likely.
עתיקות can also refer to antiquities, as in רשות העתיקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/עתיקות-#.m4a” /] – (Israel) Antiquities Authority.