דשא

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ד־שׁ־א (d-sh-ʾ)

From Proto-Semitic *daṯʔ-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒌑𒇷𒀀𒊬 (dīšu , “grass”). Compare with Classical Syriac ܬܕܐܐ (“sprouting grass, herb; spring”).

Pronunciation

Noun

דֶּשֶׁא • (déshe) m (plural indefinite דְּשָׁאִים, plural construct דִּשְׁאֵי־)

  1. (uncountable) grass, herb, vegetation
    • Tanach, Genesis 1:11, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע עֵץ פְּרִי עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ בוֹ עַל הָאָרֶץ וַיְהִי כֵן׃
      And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
  2. (countable) a lawn

Declension

Declension of דֶּשֶׁא
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite דֶּשֶׁא first דִּשְׁאִי דִּשְׁאֵנוּ
definite הַדֶּשֶׁא second דִּשְׁאֲךָ דִּשְׁאֵךְ דִּשְׁאֲכֶם דִּשְׁאֲכֶן
construct דֶּשֶׁא־ third דִּשְׁאוֹ דִּשְׁאָהּ דִּשְׁאָם דִּשְׁאָן
plural indefinite דְּשָׁאִים first דשאיי / דְּשָׁאַי דְּשָׁאֵינוּ
definite הַדְּשָׁאִים second דְּשָׁאֶיךָ דשאייך / דְּשָׁאַיִךְ דִּשְׁאֵיכֶם דִּשְׁאֵיכֶן
construct דִּשְׁאֵי־ third דְּשָׁאָיו דְּשָׁאֶיהָ דִּשְׁאֵיהֶם דִּשְׁאֵיהֶן

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Verb

דָּשָׁא • (dashá) (pa'al construction)

  1. (archaic) to sprout, to grow green

Conjugation

Conjugation of דָּשָׁא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first דָּשָׁאתִי דָּשָׁאנוּ
second דָּשָׁאתָ דָּשָׁאת דְּשָׁאתֶם1 דְּשָׁאתֶן1
third דָּשָׁא דָּשְׁאָה דָּשְׁאוּ
present דּוֹשֵׁא דּוֹשֵׁאת דּוֹשְׁאִים דּוֹשְׁאוֹת
future first אֶדְשָׁא נִדְשָׁא
second תִּדְשָׁא תִּדְשְׁאִי תִּדְשְׁאוּ תִּדְשֶׁאנָה2
third יִדְשָׁא תִּדְשָׁא יִדְשְׁאוּ תִּדְשֶׁאנָה2
imperative דְּשָׁא דִּשְׁאִי דִּשְׁאוּ דְּשֶׁאנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced דָּשָׁאתֶם and דָּשָׁאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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