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Hebrew
Etymology
From מָשַׁל (mashál, “to rule, to reign, to govern”). Compare with Arabic مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil, “representative”).
Noun
מֶמְשָׁלָה • (memshalá) f (plural indefinite מֶמְשָׁלוֹת, singular construct מֶמְשֶׁלֶת־)
- A government.
- governance; rule; reign.
Tanach, Genesis 1:16:וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים:- And G-d made the two great luminaries: the large luminary for the governance of the day and the small luminary for the governance of the night, and the stars.
Derived terms
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalá).
Noun
ממשלה • (memshole) f, plural ממשלות (memsholes)
- A government.
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