zahut

Ladino

Alternative forms

• zahud, zehut

Etymology

From Hebrew זְכוּת (z'khút).

Noun

zahut m (Latin spelling)

1. a charitable act or good deed
2. merit
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) blessing

Further reading

• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “źejut”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “zajú”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 606
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “zahut”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 405