התנצלות

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Hebrew

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Root
נ־צ־ל (n-ts-l)

Etymology

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Action noun of הִתְנַצֵּל (hitnatsél), from the root נ־צ־ל (n-ts-l).

Noun

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הִתְנַצְּלוּת (hitnats'lútf (singular construct הִתְנַצְּלוּת־) [pattern: הִתְקַטְּלוּת]

  1. An apology.

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew הִתְנַצְּלוּת.

Noun

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התנצלות (hisnatslesn, plural התנצלותן (hisnatslesn)

  1. apology

References

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  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “apology”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 16