שמונה־עשׂרה

See also: שמונה עשרה

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה (sh'moné esré, “eighteen”)

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Poylish, Ukrainish, formal) IPA(key): /ˌʃmɔɪ̯n(ə)ˈɛsʁə/
  • (Northeastern, formal) IPA(key): /ˌʃmeɪ̯n(ə)ˈɛsʁə/
  • (informal) IPA(key): /ˌʃɪmənˈɛsʁə/, /ˌʃamənˈɛsʁə/

Noun

שמונה־עשׂרה • (shmoyne-esre) f

  1. (Judaism) Amidah (prayer)
    Synonym: עמידה (amide)
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemekh Atlas], page 9:
      אין אַ מיטן מיטוואָך האָט ער זיך אַוועקגעשטעלט שמונה־עשרה אויף אַ האַלבער שעה…
      in a mitn mitvokh hot er zikh avekgeshtelt shmoyne-esre oyf a halber sho…
      In the middle of a Wednesday, he set up the Amidah for half an hour…

Usage notes

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