מכשיר

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
כ־שׁ־ר (k-š-r)

The noun follows from the verb; they are ultimately from the root כ־ש־ר (k-sh-r).

Noun[edit]

מַכְשִׁיר (makhshírm (plural indefinite מַכְשִׁירִים, singular construct מַכְשִׁיר־, plural construct מַכְשִׁירֵי־)

  1. device, tool, implement

Declension[edit]

Verb[edit]

מַכְשִׁיר (makhshír)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הכשיר (hikhshír).

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Ashkenazi Hebrew מַכְשִׁיר (mákhshir).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

מכשיר (makhsherm, plural מכשירים (makhshirim)

  1. appliance, device, tool, utensil