צורה
Appearance
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate to Arabic صُورَة (ṣūra). Possibly derived from Akkadian 𒄑𒄯 (iṣurtu, “drawing, plan”).
Noun
[edit]צוּרָה • (tsurá) f (plural indefinite צוּרוֹת, singular construct צוּרַת־, plural construct צוּרוֹת־) [pattern: קֻטְלָה]
Derived terms
[edit]- אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ צוּרַת א׳ (einó yodéa' tzurát álef)
References
[edit]- “צורה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]צורה גאומטרית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams
[edit]Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]צורה • (tsure) f, plural צורות (tsures)
- (dialectal, sometimes derogatory) face
- appearance
Usage notes
[edit]This word differs greatly in semantics between dialects, where it may refer specifically to the lower portion of the face, an ugly face, an animal's face. Refer to the map below for more information.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Map of dialectal variants for "face" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root צ־ו־ר
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֻטְלָה
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root י־צ־ר
- Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root צ־ו־ר
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish feminine nouns
- Yiddish dialectal terms
- Yiddish derogatory terms
- yi:Face