When the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) adopted the Uzi, they had the selector markings written in Hebrew script.  For those of us that can’t read Hebrew, I did some digging as to the translation:

As you can see labelled in the above photo, we have each position marked with the Hebrew term in its romanized form as well as the English translation.

• Left position:  Otomatit is fully automatic
• Center position:  Bodedet is single fire / semi-automatic
• Right position:  Natzur is safe

I hope this helps you out!

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