tallit

See also: Tallit

English

Alternative forms

• tales, talis, talith, tallis, tallith

Etymology

From Hebrew טַלִּית (talít).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑˈlɪt/, /ˈtɑlɪs/

Noun

tallit (plural tallits or tallitot or tallitoth or tallitim or talleysim or tallaisim)

1. A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.

Derived terms

• tallit katan

 

Translations

Jewish prayer shawl

• Arabic: طَيْلَسَان m (ṭaylasān)
• Dutch: tallit c or n
• Finnish: tallit
• German: Tallit m, Bettuch (de) n
• Hebrew: טַלִּית (he) f (talít)
• Romanian: tallit n
• Yiddish: טלית m (tales)

References

• “tallith”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• WordNet (1.7).

Anagrams

• Allitt

Dutch

Alternative forms

• talliet
• tallith (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew טַלִּית (tallít).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑˈlit/
• Hyphenation: tal‧lit

Noun

tallit f or m or n (plural tallitot)

1. (Judaism) A tallit.

   Synonyms: bidsjaal, talles