משאית

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Hebrew

Root
נ־שׂ־א (n-s-ʾ)
משאיות

Etymology

From מַשָּׂא (masá, “cargo”) +‎ ־ִית (forming words describing vehicles). See also נָשָׂא (nasá, “to carry, to bear”).

For the construction based on terms for "weight, charge" compare German Lastwagen, Russian грузовик (gruzovik), Polish ciężarówka.

Pronunciation

Noun

מַשָּׂאִית • (masa'ít) f (plural indefinite מַשָּׂאִיּוֹת, singular construct משאית־, plural construct משאיות־)

  1. a truck (a vehicle designed for carrying cargo)
    • 2004, Ora Morag, בעקבות הבית הנעלם: סיפורו של בנימין זאב הרצל, p. 14:
      הטרקטור פרק עוד אבן ועוד אבן, כאילו היו אבני לֶגוֹ, ונשא אותן בזהירות אל משאית שעמדה בצד.
      Hatráktor parák od éven ve'od éven, ke'ílu hayú avnéy légo, venasá otán biz'hirút el masa'ít she'amdá batsád.
      The tractor unloaded another stone and yet another stone, as if they were lego bricks, and carefully carried them to a truck that was standing at the side.

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