אדיש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ד־שׁ (ʾ-d-sh)
2 terms

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from Classical Syriac ܐܕܫܐ (āḏšā, “negligence, indifference”, literally “form, kind”), from Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape”).

Adjective

אָדִישׁ • (adísh) (feminine אֲדִישָׁה, masculine plural אֲדִישִׁים, feminine plural אֲדִישׁוֹת)

1. indifferent, apathetic

   Synonyms: אִינְדִּיפֵרֶנְטִי, שְׁוֵה רוּחַ / שווה רוח

Derived terms

• אֲדִישׁוּת (adishút, “indifference, apathy”)

References

• “אדיש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• Klein, Ernest (1987), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 7