Naylon (ניילון) means nylon in Hebrew.
It can also mean sheet and plastic. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נַיְלוֹן
naylon
noun · masculine
In English
nylon, sheet, plastic
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Naylon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמו המסחרי של סיב פולימר סינתטי (פלסטיק) שהומצא בשנת 1935 באנגליה ובארצות הברית במקביל.
- 2בהשאלה מהשם המסחרי וההרכב הספציפי לכל יריעת פלסטיק גמיש
- 3הסיומת on- נבחרה על משקל cotton ו־rayon, והאותיות nyl נבחרו באופן שרירותי. נציג החברה שייצרה את הניילון הפריך במכתב משנת 1940 את המיתוס הרווח, שלפיו הניילון קרוי על שם ניו־יורק (NY) ולונדון (LON).
The word Naylon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַיְלוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- ניילון
- Said
- naylon
- Gematria
- 156
This is how Naylon is said in other languages.
- English
- nylon, sheet, plastic
The word Naylon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גרב ניילון
- שקית ניילון
- נילון נצמד
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These words come before and after Naylon in the dictionary.
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What does Naylon (ניילון) mean in Hebrew?
Naylon (ניילון) means nylon, sheet, and plastic. It is said naylon, with the stress on nay.
Is Naylon (ניילון) masculine or feminine?
The word Naylon (ניילון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נילון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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