משמעות

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ע (sh-m-ʿ)
10 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

מַשְׁמָעוּת • (mashma'útf (plural indefinite משמעויות / מַשְׁמָעֻיּוֹת, singular construct מַשְׁמָעוּת־, plural construct משמעויות / מַשְׁמָעֻיּוֹת־)

  1. (countable and uncountable) meaning
    מה המשמעות של זה?
    ma hamashma'út shel ze?
    What does it mean?
    (literally, “What is its meaning”)
  2. intent
  3. importance, significance

Derived terms

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מַשְׁמָעוּת

Adverb

משמעות • (mashmoes)

  1. probably, likely

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