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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Noun
נָשִׁים • (nashím) f pl (singular indefinite אִשָׁה, plural construct נְשֵׁי־ or נְשׁוֹת־, masculine counterpart אֲנָשִׁים)
- women
2019 April 9, Rami Younis, “כשאתם מצביעים, חשבו על המליונים שתחת מצור בעזה וסגר בגדה [When you vote, think about the milions under siege in Gaza and under curfew in the West Bank]”, in Local Call:חשבו על הצלפים המוסריים בעולם שיורים בילדים ונשים שמפגינים בעזה.- Think about the ethical snipers of the world who shoot children and women protesting in Gaza.
- an order of the Mishna
Usage notes
- The older construct form is נְשֵׁי (n'shé); the modern is נְשׁוֹת.
Etymology 2
Verb
נָשִׂים • (nasím)
- First-person plural future (prefix conjugation) of שָׂם (sám).
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