שמועה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ע (sh-m-ʿ)
10 terms

Noun

שְׁמוּעָה • (shmu'á) f (plural indefinite שְׁמוּעוֹת, singular construct שְׁמוּעַת־)

  1. a rumor
  2. (Biblical Hebrew) a report

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: שמועס (shmues)
    • → Dutch: smoes, smoezen
    • → English: schmooze, shmooze
    • → German: Schmu, Schmus, schmusen

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