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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
נ־ס־ס (n-s-s)
1 term

Perhaps by extension from the “flag, staff, banner” senses below.

Noun

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נֵס (nésm (plural indefinite ניסים / נִסִּים, singular construct נֵס־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. miracle
    • 1936 December 10, “אנו נושאים לפידים ('ánu nos'ím lapidím, We carry torches)”, performed by Aaron Zeev:
      נֵס לֹא קָרָה לָנוּ – \ פַּךְ שֶׁמֶן לֹא מָצָאנוּ.
      nés ló kará lánu – / pákh shémen ló matsánu.
      A miracle did not happen to us – / we did not find a flask of oil.
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Aramaic נִסָּא (nisa). Perhaps related to נָשָׂא (nasá, to carry).

Noun

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נֵס (nesm (plural indefinite נִסִּים, singular construct נֵס־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. flag, standard, banner
  2. staff, pole, flagpole
  3. (modern) banner, pennant

Etymology 3

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Verb

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נָס (nas) (pa'al construction)

  1. to flee
Conjugation
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Conjugation of נָס (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָנוּס
action noun נִיסָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first נַסְתִּי נַסְנוּ
second נַסְתָּ נַסְתְּ נַסְתֶּם נַסְתֶּן
third נָס נָסָה נָסוּ
present נָס נָסָה נָסִים נָסוֹת
future first אָנוּס נָנוּס
second תָּנוּס תָּנוּסִי תָּנוּסוּ תנוסנה / תָּנֹסְנָה1
third יָנוּס תָּנוּס יָנוּסוּ תנוסנה / תָּנֹסְנָה1
imperative positive נוּס נוּסִי נוּסוּ נוסנה / נֹסְנָה1
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 4

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Clipping of נֵס קָפֶה (Nescafé), from Nescafé, the brand of the Swiss company Nestlé, a blend of the company's name and café (coffee). Compare with Greek νες (nes).

Noun

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נֵס (nesm (no construct forms)

  1. (informal) instant coffee

References

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew נס (nes).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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נס (nesm, plural נסים (nisim)

  1. miracle

References

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  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998), A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 126