"צהריים" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /t͡so(h)oˈʁajim/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /t͡sa(h)aˈʁajim/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew, poetic] (note: for rhyming purposes) Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-צהריים.wav Forms: צׇהֳרַיִם [canonical], tsohoráyim [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr) and Aramaic טהרא (ṭahrā). For use of the dual, compare ערביים / עַרְבַּיִם (arbáyim, “twilight, dusk”). Equivalent to the dual of צוהר / צֹהַר (tsóhar). Perhaps distantly related to זוהר / זֹהַר (zóhar). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|צ־ה־ר}}, {{cog|ar|ظُهْر}} Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr), {{cog|arc|טהרא|tr=ṭahrā}} Aramaic טהרא (ṭahrā), {{he-m|ערביים||twilight, dusk|dwv=עַרְבַּיִם|tr=arbáyim}} ערביים / עַרְבַּיִם (arbáyim, “twilight, dusk”), {{he-m|צוהר|dwv=צֹהַר|tr=tsóhar}} צוהר / צֹהַר (tsóhar), {{he-m|זוהר|dwv=זֹהַר|tr=zóhar}} זוהר / זֹהַר (zóhar) Head templates: {{he-noun|dwv=צׇהֳרַיִם|g=m-d|tr=tsohoráyim}} צהריים / צׇהֳרַיִם • (tsohoráyim) m du
  1. Noon, midday.
    Sense id: en-צהריים-he-noun-aNJPgw9Q Categories (other): Hebrew dualia tantum, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Time Disambiguation of Hebrew dualia tantum: 82 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Time: 83 17
  2. Ellipsis of אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם (arukhát-tsohoráyim): lunch. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם (extra: (arukhát-tsohoráyim): lunch)
    Sense id: en-צהריים-he-noun-wrXyc2Dw Categories (other): Hebrew ellipses, Hebrew terms belonging to the root צ־ה־ר Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root צ־ה־ר: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם (arukhát-tsohoráyim), צַהֲרוֹן (tsaharón), שנ״צ (shnatz)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "arukhát-tsohoráyim",
      "word": "אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tsaharón",
      "word": "צַהֲרוֹן"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shnatz",
      "word": "שנ״צ"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ערביים",
        "2": "",
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        "tr": "arbáyim"
      },
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      "name": "he-m"
    },
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        "1": "צוהר",
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      "name": "he-m"
    },
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        "1": "זוהר",
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      },
      "expansion": "זוהר / זֹהַר (zóhar)",
      "name": "he-m"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "צהריים / צׇהֳרַיִם • (tsohoráyim) m du",
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "82 18",
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          "name": "Hebrew dualia tantum",
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          "_dis": "81 19",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "94 6",
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          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "_dis": "83 17",
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          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "he:Time",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I stopped sleeping until after noon.",
          "text": "ניב דמירל, בחגים\nהפסקתי לישון עד אחרי צהריים\nhifsákti lishón ad akharé tsohoráyim",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Noon, midday."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Noon",
          "noon"
        ],
        [
          "midday",
          "midday"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(arukhát-tsohoráyim): lunch",
          "word": "אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם"
        }
      ],
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          "_dis": "35 65",
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            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We ate lunch, leafed uninterestedly through the newspapers, and talked about love.",
          "ref": "2011 July 7, בלה פלור, “אנחנו התותחים של האהבה שלנו [anákhnu hatotakhím shél ha'ahavá shelánu (We Are the Cannons of Our Love)]”, in Ynet:",
          "roman": "akhálnu tsohoráyim, difdáfnu b'khóser inyán ba'itoním v'dibárnu ál ahavá.",
          "text": "אכלנו צהריים, דפדפנו בחוסר ענין בעיתונים ודיברנו על אהבה.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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          "אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם",
          "ארוחת צהריים#Hebrew"
        ],
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          "lunch",
          "lunch"
        ]
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so(h)oˈʁajim/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sa(h)aˈʁajim/",
      "note": "for rhyming purposes",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "צהריים"
}
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    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root צ־ה־ר",
    "Hebrew terms spelled with kamats katan",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Time"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "word": "אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsaharón",
      "word": "צַהֲרוֹן"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shnatz",
      "word": "שנ״צ"
    }
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        "2": "",
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        "1": "צוהר",
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      "name": "he-m"
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        "1": "זוהר",
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        {
          "english": "I stopped sleeping until after noon.",
          "text": "ניב דמירל, בחגים\nהפסקתי לישון עד אחרי צהריים\nhifsákti lishón ad akharé tsohoráyim",
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        "Noon, midday."
      ],
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        [
          "Noon",
          "noon"
        ],
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        ]
      ]
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        {
          "extra": "(arukhát-tsohoráyim): lunch",
          "word": "אֲרוּחַת צׇהֳרַיִם"
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          ],
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            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We ate lunch, leafed uninterestedly through the newspapers, and talked about love.",
          "ref": "2011 July 7, בלה פלור, “אנחנו התותחים של האהבה שלנו [anákhnu hatotakhím shél ha'ahavá shelánu (We Are the Cannons of Our Love)]”, in Ynet:",
          "roman": "akhálnu tsohoráyim, difdáfnu b'khóser inyán ba'itoním v'dibárnu ál ahavá.",
          "text": "אכלנו צהריים, דפדפנו בחוסר ענין בעיתונים ודיברנו על אהבה.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "ארוחת צהריים#Hebrew"
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          "lunch"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew",
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      ]
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}

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