YAHRZEIT

Meaning of YAHRZEIT in English

[ 'jα:tsʌɪt ]

■ noun (among Jews) the anniversary of the death of a close relative, at which special candles are lit.

Origin

C19: Yiddish, lit. 'anniversary time'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

YAHRZEIT — or jahrzeit In Judaism , the anniversary of the death of a parent or close relative, commonly observed by burning …
Английский словарь Британика
YAHRZEIT — noun also jahr·zeit ˈyärˌtsīt, ˈyȯrˌ- ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Yiddish yartsayt, yortsayt, from Middle High German jārzīt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YAHRZEIT — /yahr"tsuyt, yawr"-/ , n. Judaism. the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YAHRZEIT — n. (Yiddish) anniversary of the death of a relative, jahrzeit (in Judaism)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YAHRZEIT — (Yiddishyear time) also spelled yortzeit, or jahrzeit in Judaism, the anniversary of the death of a parent or close relative, …
Britannica English vocabulary
YAHRZEIT — n. or jahrzeit In Judaism , the anniversary of the death of a parent or close relative, commonly observed by …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JAHRZEIT — Usage: often capitalized variant of yahrzeit
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JAHRZEIT — /yahr"tsuyt, yawr"-/ , n. Judaism. Yahrzeit.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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