how and why to say "motorcycle" in Hebrew

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אוֹפַנּוֹעַ

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The Hebrew root נ.ו.ע (n.w.a) means movement, so that the Modern-Hebrew word מָנוֹע (mah-NOH-ah) means motor - something that gets things moving.

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Combine מנוע with the word for the Biblical Hebrew word for wheel - אוֹפַן (oh-FAHN), and you get אוֹפַנּוֹע (oh-FAH-noh-AH) - motorcycle.


A moped is usually referred to as a טוּסְטוּס (TOOS-toos), coming from the root ט.ו.ס (t.w.s), meaning to fly or otherwise move quickly.

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