שבת
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[edit] Hebrew
[edit] Etymology
From Hebrew לשבות ("to stop working, to stop"). Compare to שֶבֶת ("a sitting, a stopping"), an archaic gerund. Ultimately, from the root ש.ב.ת, conveying rest and stopping.
Recent research suggests Akkadian šapattu ("the middle day of the month") as ultimate origin.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli) IPA: [ʃaˈbat]
[edit] Noun
שַׁבָּת (shabát) f. (plural indefinite form שַׁבָּתוֹת)
[edit] Yiddish
[edit] Etymology
From Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈʃabəs]
[edit] Proper noun
שבת (shábes) m., plural שבתים (shabósim)
