רשות

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ר־שׁ־ה (r-sh-h)
2 terms

Noun

רְשׁוּת • (r'shútf (plural indefinite רשויות / רְשֻׁיּוֹת)

  1. permission, authorization
    • 8th c., Masekhet Soferim
      הַנֵּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ קֹדֶשׁ הֵן, וְאֵין לָנוּ רְשׁוּת לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בָּהֵן, אֶלָּא לִרְאוֹתָן בִּלְבָד
      These candles are holy, and we do not have permission to use them, only to look at them.
  2. optional, elective
  3. possession, domain

Etymology 2

Root
ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-sh)
11 terms

Noun

רָשׁוּת • (rashútf (plural indefinite רָשׁוּיוֹת, plural construct רָשׁוּיוֹת־)

  1. authority
    הרשות הפלסטיניתharashút hafalestínitthe Palestinian Authority
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

רִשּׁוּת • (rishútm

  1. defective spelling of רישות

References

  • רשות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • רעשוס (reshus)Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew רָשׁוּת.

Noun

רשות • (reshusm

  1. power, authority

References

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “authority”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 23