נס

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־ס־ס (n-s-s)

Perhaps by extension from the “flag, staff, banner” senses below.

Noun

נֵס • (nés) m (plural indefinite ניסים / נִסִּים, singular construct נֵס־)

  1. miracle
    • 1936 December 10, “אנו נושאים לפידים ('ánu nos'ím lapidím, “We carry torches”)”, performed by Aaron Zeev:
      נֵס לֹא קָרָה לָנוּ – \ פַּךְ שֶׁמֶן לֹא מָצָאנוּ.
      nés ló kará lánu – / pákh shémen ló matsánu.
      A miracle did not happen to us – / we did not find a flask of oil.
Declension
Declension of נֵס
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite נֵס first ניסי / נִסִּי ניסנו / נִסֵּנוּ
definite הַנֵּס second ניסך / נִסְּךָ ניסך / נִסֵּךְ ניסכם / נִסְּכֶם ניסכן / נִסְּכֶן
construct נֵס־ third ניסו / נִסּוֹ ניסה / נִסָּהּ ניסם / נִסָּם ניסן / נִסָּן
plural indefinite ניסים / נִסִּים first ניסיי / נִסַּי ניסינו / נִסֵּינוּ
definite הניסים / הַנִּסִּים second ניסיך / נִסֶּיךָ ניסייך / נִסַּיִךְ ניסיכם / נִסֵּיכֶם ניסיכן / נִסֵּיכֶן
construct ניסי־ / נִסֵּי־ third ניסיו / נִסָּיו ניסיה / נִסֶּיהָ ניסיהם / נִסֵּיהֶם ניסיהן / נִסֵּיהֶן
Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ס־ס (n-s-s)

Cognate with Aramaic נִסָּא (nisa). Perhaps related to נָשָׂא (nasá, “to carry”).

Noun

נֵס • (nes) m (plural indefinite נִסִּים, singular construct נֵס־)

  1. flag, standard, banner
  2. staff, pole, flagpole
  3. (modern) banner, pennant

Etymology 3

Root
נ־ו־ס (n-w-s)

Verb

נָס • (nas) (pa'al construction)

  1. to flee
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Contraction of נֵס קָפֶה (“Nescafé”), from the brand of the Swiss company Nestlé, a blend of the company's name and café (“coffee”). Compare with Greek νες (nes).

Noun

נֵס • (nes) m (no construct forms)

  1. (informal) instant coffee

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נס (nes).

Pronunciation

Noun

נס • (nes) m, plural נסים (nisim)

  1. miracle

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 126
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