how to say “form” in Hebrew

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טֹפֶס, צוּרָה
 

 

 
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Translation 1
 
A form that you’d fill out at the doctor’s office is a טֹפֶס    in Hebrew. It comes from the Greek word τυπος (tupos) meaning something recorded, labeled, the same origin of the English word type.
 
טופס
 
 
In the plural, it’s טְפָסִים   . And in the plural when connected to another noun, it’s טוֹפְסֵי   , for example:
 
צָרִיךְ לְמַלֵּא אֶת טוֹפְסֵי הַהַרְשָׁמָה.
We need (one needs) to fill out the registration forms.
 
 
or simply:
 
צָרִיךְ לְמַלֵּא אֶת הַטְּפָסִים.
We need to fill out the forms.
 
 
 
Translation 2
 
While טופס is a form when talking about paperwork, there’s the other meaning of form, the more abstract one that refers to the shape or the appearance of something. That word is צוּרָה   .
 
צורות
 
 
For example:
 
לֵךְ עַד הַבִּנְיָן בְּצוּרָה שֶׁל עִגּוּל.
Walk until the building in the form of a circle.
 
 
or, more concisely:
 
לֵךְ עַד הַבִּנְיָן בְּצוּרַת עִגּוּל.
Walk until the building in a circle form.
 
 
by Ami Steinberger Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan
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