טלית
Hebrew
Etymology
Unclear. Suggestions include:
- From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Aramaic root ט־ל־ל (t-l-l) (related to the Hebrew root צ־ל־ל (ts-l-l); compare צל (tsél)).
- From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “garment”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /taˈlit/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈtaləs/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Sephardi Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /taˈlet/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /talˈliθ/
- Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 34: Parameter 2 is required. IPA(key): /talˈliːθ/
Noun
טַלִּית • (talit) f (plural indefinite טַלִּיתוֹת, singular construct טַלִּית־)
- (Judaism) A tallit/tallis, prayer shawl; a shawl or cape worn during prayer.
- בבית הכנסת בבוקר האנשים לובשים טליתות
- In the synagogue in the morning the men wear prayer shawls.
- (obsolete) A shawl, cloak, cape.
Usage notes
- The historical vowelization of this word is טַלֵּת; the modern vowelization is listed above, above the definitions. See the Mandel reference, cited below, for details.
- The historical plural of this word is unclear. The modern plural is listed above, above the definitions. See the Mandel reference, cited below, for details.
- Historically, this word's gender was masculine; the gender listed above, feminine, conforms to modern use. See the Mandel reference, cited below, for details.
Derived terms
References
Yiddish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew טַלִּית.
Noun
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- Hebrew terms derived from Ancient Greek
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