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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From the root ז־כ־ה (z-k-h/y), from the pattern קְטוּת (k'tut). Compare Arabic زَكَوٰة (zakāh) and Classical Syriac ܙܟܘܬܐ (zāḵūṯā).
Noun
זְכוּת • (zkhut) f (plural indefinite זכויות / זְכֻיּוֹת, singular construct זְכוּת־, plural construct זְכֻיּוֹת־)
- a right, a legal right, a moral right
- a merit
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From זך (zakh) + ־ות (-út, “-ness”).
Noun
זַכּוּת • (zakút) f (no plural forms, singular construct זַכּוּת־)
- purity, clarity
Etymology 3
זך (zakh) + ־ות (-ot)
Adjective
זַכּוֹת • (zakót)
- feminine plural indefinite form of זך (zakh)
References
- “זַךְ” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 343.
- “זְכוּת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, pages 343–4.
- “זַכּוּת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 344.
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew זְכוּת.
Noun
זכות • (zkhus) m, plural זכותים (zkhusem)
- merit