משטרה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ט־ר (sh-ṭ-r)

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922) from מִ־ +‎ שׁוֹטֵר (“officer”) +‎ ־ָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miʃtaˈʁa]

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Noun

מִשְׁטָרָה • (mishtará) f (plural indefinite מִשְׁטָרוֹת, singular construct מִשְׁטֶרֶת־, plural construct מִשְׁטָרוֹת־)

1. (law enforcement) police

Derived terms

• תַּחֲנַת מִשְׁטָרָה f (takhanát mishtará)
• מִשְׁטָרָה צְבָאִית f (mishtará tsváit)

Related terms

• שׁוֹטֵר m (shotér, “police officer”)
• משטר (mishtár, “regime”)

References

• “משטרה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• משטרה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he