איחור

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • אִחוּר‎ (defective spelling)

Etymology

Root
א־ח־ר‎

Action noun of the verb איחר \ אִחֵר‎ (ikhér), from the root א־ח־ר‎ ('-kh-r).

Noun

איחור \ אִחוּר • (ikhúr) m (plural indefinite איחורים \ אִחוּרִים‎, singular construct איחור \ אִחוּר־, plural construct איחורי \ אִחוּרֵי־‎)

  1. A delay: an instance of lateness, a discrepancy between an expected time and an actual time.
    באיחור של שעתיים — b'ikhúr shél sha'atáyim — [literally] with two hours' delay — [idiomatically] two hours late
  2. (אִחוּר־‎, ikhúr-) Singular construct form of איחור \ אִחוּר‎‎.
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