נזירות

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From נָזִיר (“nazirite, monk, ascetic”) +‎ ־וּת (“-ness, -ism, -ity, -hood”).

Noun

נְזִירוּת • (nzirút) f

  1. abstinence, asceticism, especially nazariteship
  2. monasticism, monkhood, nunhood

Etymology 2

From נְזִירָה (“nun, [female] ascetic”) +‎ ־וֹת (“forming female plurals”).

Noun

נְזִירוֹת • (nzirót) f

  1. nuns, (religious) sisters
    וּבְכֵן, נְזִירוֹת לֹא סָתַם מַכּוֹת אֲנָשִׁים.
    Well, nuns don't just go around hitting people.
  2. nunnery, convent

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