מצה
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; it has traditionally been linked to מָצַץ (“to suck”) (with a literal meaning of "something that is sucked up or drained [out]", presumably referring to the leaven), but this derivation is not without its problems. Various alternate etymologies have been suggested, including that it may be a non-Semitic loanword (compare Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-bread or cake”)) or that it may be
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from the root נ־צ־ה relating to haste (meaning "something that is prepared in haste").[1][2]
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Root |
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מ־צ־ץ (m-ts-ts) |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /maˈt͡sa/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]מַצָּה • (matsá) f (plural indefinite מַצּוֹת, singular construct מַצַּת־, plural construct מַצּוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]
- matzo
- המצה נחשבת למאכל יהודי, ובחג הפסח מצווה לאכלה ולהתנזר מחמץ.
- The matzo is considered to be a Jewish food, and on Passover one is commanded to eat it and to abstain from chametz.
Derived terms
[edit]- מַצָּה עֲשִׁירָה (matzá ashirá)
- מַצָּה שְׁרוּיָה (matsá sh'ruyá)
Descendants
[edit]Noun
[edit]מַצָּה • (matsá) f
- (biblical) dispute, quarrel, strife
- Tanach, Proverbs 17:19, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- אֹהֵב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה
- 'ohév pésha' 'ohév matsá
ʾōhēḇ péšaʿ ʾōhēḇ maṣṣā - He loveth transgression that loveth strife;
- 'ohév pésha' 'ohév matsá
References
[edit]- “מצה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]מצה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams
[edit]Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]מצה • (matse) f, plural מצות (matses)
Derived terms
[edit]- מצה ברײַ (matse bray)
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: matze
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