Back-formation in Hebrew is גְּזִירָה לְאָחוֹר (gzira leakhor).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
גְּזִירָה לְאָחוֹר
gzira leakhor
noun
In English
back-formation
/ˌbæk.fɔːˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/ /ˌbak.fɔːˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/
These are the Hebrew words for back-formation as a noun.
linguistic process
- גְּזִירָה לְאָחוֹרגזירה לאחורgzira leakhor
These words come before and after back-formation in the list.
These are the questions people ask about back-formation in Hebrew.
How do you say back-formation in Hebrew?
back-formation in Hebrew is גְּזִירָה לְאָחוֹר, said gzira leakhor. Without vowel points it is written גזירה לאחור.
How is back-formation pronounced in English?
back-formation is pronounced /ˌbæk.fɔːˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌbak.fɔːˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry back-formation and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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