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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From נָזִיר (“nazirite, monk, ascetic”) + ־וּת (“-ness, -ism, -ity, -hood”).
Noun
נְזִירוּת • (nzirút) f
- abstinence, asceticism, especially nazariteship
- monasticism, monkhood, nunhood
Etymology 2
From נְזִירָה (“nun, ascetic”) + ־וֹת (“forming female plurals”).
Noun
נְזִירוֹת • (nzirót) f
- nuns, (religious) sisters
וּבְכֵן, נְזִירוֹת לֹא סָתַם מַכּוֹת אֲנָשִׁים.- Well, nuns don't just go around hitting people.
- nunnery, convent
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