kaddish

See also: Kaddish

English

WOTD – 27 January 2021

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁ‎ (kadish, “kaddish”), from Aramaic קַדִּישׁ‎ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”). Doublet of kiddush.

The plural form kaddishim is borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁים‎ (kadishim).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkædɪʃ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑdɪʃ/
• Rhymes: -ædɪʃ
• Hyphenation: kad‧dish
• Homophone: caddish

Noun

kaddish (plural kaddishes or kaddishim)

1. (Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.

Alternative forms

• Kaddish
• qaddish

Translations

Jewish prayer of praise to God

• Czech: kadiš m
• Danish: kaddish c
• Dutch: kaddisj (nl) m or f
• Finnish: kaddiš
• French: kaddish (fr) m, qaddich (fr) m
• German: Kaddisch (de) n

  Alemannic German: Kaddisch m

• Hebrew: קַדִּישׁ‎ (he) m (kadish)
• Hungarian: kádis
• Kyrgyz: каддиш (ky) (kaddiş)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kaddísj m

  Nynorsk: kaddísj m

• Polish: kadisz m, kadysz (pl) m
• Portuguese: kadish m
• Romanian: kadiș m
• Russian: кадиш m (kadiš)
• Slovak: kaddiš m
• Spanish: kadish (es) m
• Ukrainian: каддиш m (kaddyš)
• Yiddish: קדיש‎ m (kdish)

Further reading

• kaddish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia