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שוטה

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Hebrew

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Noun

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שׁוֹטֶה (shotém

  1. (Mishnaic Hebrew, literary) fool, idiot
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Bava Kamma, section 8.4:
      חֵרֵשׁ, שׁוֹטֶה וְקָטָן, פְּגִיעָתָן רָעָה. הַחוֹבֵל בָּהֶן חַיָּב, וְהֵם שֶׁחָבְלוּ בַּאֲחֵרִים פְּטוּרִין.
      ḥerésh, shoṭéh, v-qatán p'gia'tán ra'áh. ha-ḥovel ba-hén ḥayyáv, v-hem she-ḥavlú ba-aḥerím p'turín.
      A deaf-mute, an idiot, and a minor, any incident involving them is bad. If one injures them one is liable, but if they injure others they are exempt.

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Adjective

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שׁוֹטֶה (shoté)

  1. (botany, agriculture) weed

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew שׁוֹטֶה.

Noun

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שוטה (shoytem, plural שוטהס (shoytes)

  1. (derogatory) idiot, fool
    Synonyms: נאַר (nar), פּתי (pesi), טיפּש (tipesh)
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