נשמה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
נ־שׁ־ם (n-š-m)

From the root נ־שׁ־ם , probably related to Arabic ن_س_م.

Pronunciation

Noun

נְשָׁמָה (neshamáf (plural indefinite נְשָׁמוֹת, singular construct נִשְׁמַת־, plural construct נִשְׁמוֹת־)

  1. (biblical) breath
  2. soul, spirit
  3. (flowery) essence, gist
  4. (colloquial, chiefly Sephardic) darling
    כפרה עלייך נשמה שלי!
    kapára aláyikh neshamá shelí!
    Bless your soul, my darling!
Declension
Descendants
  • Yiddish: נשמה (neshome), נעשאָמע (neshome)
    • Dutch: nesjomme

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

נָשְׁמָה (nash'má)

  1. third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of נשם (nashám)

References

Anagrams

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew נְשָׁמָה (neshamá).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /nəˈʃɔmə/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /nəˈʃuːmə/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /nəˈʃumə/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /nəˈʃoːmə/

Noun

נשמה (neshomef, plural נשמות (neshomes)

  1. soul
    Synonym: נפֿש (nefesh)

Derived terms

Descendants