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Disability in Hebrew is מוגבלות (mugbalút).

It can also be said מגבלות, נכות, or לקות, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מוגבלות
mugbalút
noun · feminine
In English

disability

/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for disability as a noun.

state of being disabled

  • מוגבלותmugbalútfeminine
  • מֻגְבָּלוּתמגבלותmugbalútfeminine
  • נָכוּתנכותnakhútfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • לְקוּתלקותl'kútfeminineformal

This is more about the Hebrew word מוגבלות.

Written with vowel points
מוגבלות
Written without vowel points
מוגבלות
Said
mugbalút
Plural
מוגבלויות

These words come before and after disability in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨disability⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨disability⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨disability⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מוגבלות⁩, said mugbalút. Its plural is ⁨מוגבלויות⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨disability⁩?

Besides ⁨מוגבלות⁩, ⁨disability⁩ can be said ⁨מֻגְבָּלוּת⁩ (mugbalút), ⁨נָכוּת⁩ (nakhút), or ⁨לְקוּת⁩ (l'kút), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨מוגבלות⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מוגבלות⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨disability⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨disability⁩ is pronounced ⁨/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry disability 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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