מעשה

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See also: מעשׂה

Hebrew

Root
ע־שׂ־ה (ʿ-s-h)

Etymology

From עָשָׂה (‘asá, “to do, to make”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

מַעֲשֶׂה • (ma‘asé) m (plural indefinite מַעֲשִׂים)

  1. deed, action, act
    • 2018, Itmar Katsir, Haaretz, "הוועד האולימפי: 'ביקשנו מגל פרידמן לא למכור את מדליית הזהב האולימפית'":
      יו"ר הוועד האולימפי יגאל כרמי הוסיף כי "מכירת מדליה אולימפית היא מעשה שאין עושים".
      The chairman of the Olympic Committee Igal Carmi added, "Selling an Olympic medal is something you don't do."
      (literally, “The chairman of the Olympic Committee Igal Carmi added, "The sale of an olympic medal is a deed that do not do."”)
  2. event, incident
  3. tale, story, narrative

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Adjective

מְעֻשֶּׂה • (me'uséh)

  1. defective spelling of מעושה

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew מַעֲשֶׂה (ma‘asé).

Noun

מעשה m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling maasé)

  1. story
  2. event

Yiddish

Noun

מעשה • (mayse/manse) m or f, plural מעשיות (mayses/manses) or מעשים (maysem/mansem)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of מעשׂה (mayse/manse).
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