Hebrew Language Academy Corrects Common Plural Pronunciations
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
The Academy of the Hebrew Language has released a video correcting common plural pronunciations of everyday Hebrew words. It stated the plural of 'ksida' (helmet) is 'ksadot', not 'kasdot', and offered other examples like 'dragot' for 'darga' (rank) and 'melagot' for 'milga' (scholarship). The Academy also clarified that 'gilim' is the plural for 'gil' (age), not 'gila'im', and provided correct plurals for pumpkin, screen, stage, and rhinoceros.
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- Hebrew Language Academy corrects common plural of 'ksida' (helmet) to 'ksadot'.
- Academy states plural of 'darga' (rank) is 'dragot', 'milga' (scholarship) is 'melagot'.
- Plural of 'ritzpa' (floor) is 'retzafot', contrary to common usage.
- Academy clarifies 'gilim' is plural for 'gil' (age), not 'gila'im'.
- Correct plurals for pumpkin, screen, stage, and rhinoceros were also provided.
The Academy of the Hebrew Language has released a video on Facebook to clarify the correct plural forms of several common Hebrew words, challenging widely used pronunciations. Among the examples provided is the word for helmet, 'ksida' (קסדה). The Academy states the correct plural is 'ksadot' (קְסָדוֹת), not the commonly heard 'kasdot' (קַסְדוֹת).
Similarly, the Academy corrected the pluralization of other words. For instance, the plural of 'darga' (דרגה, rank) is 'dragot' (דְּרָגוֹת), the plural of 'milga' (מלגה, scholarship) is 'melagot' (מְלָגוֹת), and the plural of 'ritzpa' (רצפה, floor) is 'retzafot' (רְצָפוֹת).
The Academy also pointed out a distinction in the plural of 'gil' (גיל, age), stating its correct plural is 'gilim' (גילים), not 'gila'im' (גילאים). The latter, it explained, is the plural of 'gilai' (גילאי), meaning 'of the same age'.
Further examples of surprising plural forms were presented, including 'dela'ot' (דלעת, pumpkin) having the plural 'dlu'im' (דלועים) instead of the common 'dla'ot' (דלעות). The plural of 'masach' (מסך, screen) is 'masachim' (מַסַּכִּים), and the plural of 'shalav' (שלב, stage) is 'shlavim' (שְׁלַבִּים). Lastly, the plural of 'karnaf' (קרנף, rhinoceros) is 'karnafim' (קַרְנַפִּים).