how to say “disability” in Hebrew
If you’ve read some of the Hebrew Bible
or have followed the peace process
listening to Israeli news, you’ve probably come across the word for border – גְּבוּל (ge-VOOL).
or have followed the peace process listening to Israeli news, you’ve probably come across the word for border – גְּבוּל (ge-VOOL). A border is something that separates two things, or limits them one from the other.
To limit something is לְהַגְבִּיל (le-hahg-BEEL). It’s a causative הפעיל (heef-EEL) verb; it’s about creating a border or limit around some action. For example, מְדִינוֹת רַבּוֹת מַגְבִּילוֹת אֶת הַגִּיל בּוֹ מַצְבִּיעִים לִשְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר (me-dee-NOHT rah-BOHT mahg-bee-LOHT et hah-GHEEL boh mahts-bee-EEM lee-shmoh-NAH ah-SAHR) – Many countries limit the voting age to eighteen.
To say a man is limited or disabled, you’d say הוּא אָדָם מֻגְבָּל (hoo ah-DAHM moog-BAHL) – He is a disabled person. This is the passive-causative – הופעל (hoof-AHL).
Likewise, a disability is a מֻגְבָּלוּת (moog-bah-LOOT).
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