משמעות
Hebrew
Pronunciation
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Noun
מַשְׁמָעוּת • (mashma'út) f (plural indefinite משמעויות / מַשְׁמָעֻיּוֹת, singular construct מַשְׁמָעוּת־, plural construct משמעויות / מַשְׁמָעֻיּוֹת־)
- (countable and uncountable) meaning
- מה המשמעות של זה?
- ma hamashma'út shel ze?
- What does it mean?
- (literally, “What is its meaning”)
- intent
- importance, significance
Derived terms
- חד משמעי (khad-mashma'í), דו משמעי (du-mashma'í)
- מַשְׁמָעוּתִי (mashma'utí)
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מַשְׁמָעוּת
Adverb
משמעות • (mashmoes)
Synonyms
Further reading
- Map of dialectal use of /maʃˈmos/ from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz