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Etymology of ulpan

Etymology tree Aramaic אולפן (ʾulpān)bor. Hebrew אולפן / אֻלְפָּן (ulpán)bor. English ulpan Borrowed from Hebrew אולפן / אֻלְפָּן (ulpán, “studio”).

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noun

An Israeli school where the Hebrew language is taught to new immigrants.

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Etymology tree Aramaic אולפן (ʾulpān)bor. Hebrew אולפן / אֻלְפָּן (ulpán)bor. English ulpan Borrowed from Hebrew אולפן / אֻלְפָּן (ulpán, “studio”).

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