מושל

Hebrew

Root
מ־שׁ־ל (m-sh-l)
6 terms

Noun

מוֹשֵׁל • (moshélm

  1. (politics) governor

Verb

מוֹשֵׁל • (moshél)

  1. masculine singular present participle and present tense of מָשַׁל (mashál)

References

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German muschel, from Old High German muscula, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā (mussel). Cognate with German and Luxembourgish Muschel, and more distantly English mussel and muscle. Doublet of מוסקל (muskl).

Noun

מושל • (mushlf, plural מושלען (mushlen)

  1. seashell (e.g. of a mollusk)
    Synonyms: מייערקעפּל (meyerkepl), ים־מולטערל (yam-multerl), מײַערקעפּל (mayerkepl)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew מושל (moshél).

Noun

מושל • (moyshlm, plural מושלים (moshlim)

  1. ruler, sovereign
Derived terms
nouns
  • מושל־בקיפּה m (moyshl-bekipe, strong-handed ruler)
verbs
  • מושל זײַן (moyshl zayn, to rule (over))

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מושל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מושל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN