שליחות

Hebrew

Noun

שְׁלִיחוֹת • (sh'likhót)

  1. plural indefinite form of שליחה (sh'likhá)

Yiddish

Etymology

From plural of Hebrew שליחה.

Noun

שליחות • (shlikhesn, plural שליחותן (shlikhesn)

  1. assignment
  2. embassy

References

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “assignment”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 20