tzitzit
tzitzit noun: the knotted fringes of the tallit.
Noun
tzitzit (plural tzitziot)
- The knotted fringes of the tallit.
tzitzit meaning in Arabic and Persian
tzitzit in Arabic
- knots on a tallit
- صِيصِيَة ṣīṣiya, ضِيضِيَة تِزِيتِزِيت ḍīḍiya
tzitzit in Persian
- knots on a tallit
- صیصیت sisiyet, ضیضیت ziziyet, تزیزیت tezitezit
Forms of tzitzit
| plural | tzitziot |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tsitsith |
| alternative form | tsitsit |
| alternative form | tzitzis |
| alternative form | tzitzith |
| alternative form | zizit |
Origin of tzitzit
Learned borrowing from Hebrew צִיצִית (tsitsít).
Questions about tzitzit
- What does tzitzit mean?
- Tzitzit means the knotted fringes of the tallit.
- What is tzitzit in Arabic?
- Tzitzit in Arabic is صِيصِيَة (ṣīṣiya), ضِيضِيَة تِزِيتِزِيت (ḍīḍiya). See Tzitzit meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is tzitzit?
- Tzitzit is a noun.
- What is the plural of tzitzit?
- The plural of tzitzit is tzitziot.
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