כפרה

See also: כּפּרה

Hebrew

Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)
6 terms

Etymology

As a term of endearment, from Judeo-Moroccan Arabic.

Noun

כַּפָּרָה • (kapará) f (plural indefinite כַּפָּרוֹת) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]

  1. penance
  2. atonement, forgiveness, absolution
  3. (in the plural) Kapparot (a ritual performed before Yom Kippur involving the transfer of one's sins to a chicken or bag of money by swinging it around and then donating it to charity)

Noun

כַּפָּרָה • (kapára) ?

  1. (slang) my dear (term of endearment)

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: כּפּרה (kapore)

Interjection

כַּפָּרָה • (kapará)

  1. (slang) forget it, it's not important

Yiddish

Noun

כפרה • (kapore) f, plural כפרות (kapores)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of כּפּרה (kapore).
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