Purim

See also: purim

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally “lots”).

Proper noun

Purim

1. (Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a massacre.

Translations

Jewish festival

• Aramaic: פּוּרַיָּא (pūrayyā)
• Dutch: Poerim (nl), Poerem, Poeriem (nl)
• French: Pourim (fr) m
• German: Purim (de), Purimfest
• Hebrew: פּוּרִים (he) (purím)
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• Italian: Purim m
• Russian: Пу́рим m (Púrim)
• Spanish: Purim m
• Yiddish: פּורים m (purim)