ממשלה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
מ־שׁ־ל (m-sh-l)

From מָשַׁל (mashál, to rule, to reign, to govern). Compare with Arabic مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil, representative).

Noun

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מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshaláf (plural indefinite מֶמְשָׁלוֹת, singular construct מֶמְשֶׁלֶת־)

  1. A government.
  2. governance; rule; reign.
    • Tanach, Genesis 1:16:
      וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים:
      And G-d made the two great luminaries: the large[r] luminary for the governance of the day and the small[er] luminary for the governance of the night, and the stars.

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalá).

Noun

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ממשלה (memsholef, plural ממשלות (memsholes)

  1. A government.

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