ממשלה
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Root |
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מ־שׁ־ל (m-sh-l) |
From מָשַׁל (mashál, “to rule, to reign, to govern”). Compare with Arabic مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil, “representative”).
Noun[edit]
מֶמְשָׁלָה • (memshalá) f (plural indefinite מֶמְשָׁלוֹת, singular construct מֶמְשֶׁלֶת־)
- A government.
- governance; rule; reign.
- Tanach, Genesis 1:16:
- וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים:
- And G-d made the two great luminaries: the large[r] luminary for the governance of the day and the small[er] luminary for the governance of the night, and the stars.
Derived terms[edit]
- רֹאשׁ מֶמְשָׁלָה (rósh memshalá)
- מֶמְשַׁלְתִּי (memshaltí)
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalá).
Noun[edit]
ממשלה • (memshole) f, plural ממשלות (memsholes)
- A government.
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root מ־שׁ־ל
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- Hebrew terms with quotations
- he:Government
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root מ־שׁ־ל
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish feminine nouns
- yi:Government