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ma nishtana

ma nishtana is the alternative form of Ma Nishtana.

Proper noun capitalized: Ma Nishtana

Ma Nishtana

  1. (Judaism) The four questions sung during Passover seder.

Origin of ma nishtana

From Hebrew מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה (“Why is it different?”).

Questions about ma nishtana

What does ma nishtana mean?
Ma nishtana means the four questions sung during Passover seder.
What is ma nishtana the alternative form of?
Ma nishtana is the alternative form of Ma Nishtana.
What part of speech is ma nishtana?
Ma nishtana is a proper noun.

Words near ma nishtana in the dictionary

  1. Ma Donald
  2. ma fan
  3. ma huang
  4. ma ma
  5. ma mas
  6. ma nishtana
  7. ma non troppo
  8. Ma On Shan
  9. Ma Tau Chung
  10. Ma Tovu
  11. Ma Tsu

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