מעשה

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See also: מעשׂה

Hebrew

Root
ע־שׂ־ה (ʿ-s-h)

Etymology

From עָשָׂה (‘asá, to do, to make)

Noun

מַעֲשֶׂה (ma‘asém (plural indefinite מַעֲשִׂים) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. deed, action, act
    • 2018, Itmar Katsir, Haaretz, "הוועד האולימפי: 'ביקשנו מגל פרידמן לא למכור את מדליית הזהב האולימפית'":
      יו"ר הוועד האולימפי יגאל כרמי הוסיף כי "מכירת מדליה אולימפית היא מעשה שאין עושים".
      The chairman of the Olympic Committee Yigal Carmi added, "Selling an Olympic medal is something you don't do."
      (literally, “The chairman of the Olympic Committee Yigal Carmi added, "The sale of an olympic medal is a deed that [you] do not do."”)
  2. event, incident
  3. tale, story, narrative

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Ladino

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew.

Noun

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  1. story
  2. event

Yiddish

Noun

מעשה (mayse/mansem, plural מעשיות (mayses/manses) or מעשים (maysem/mansem)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of מעשׂה (mayse/manse).