arseth

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Pronunciations

arseth (AR-set)

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Definitions

  • n. The anniversary of a death.

Example Sentences

  • "The arseth of Yaakov Sion Daniel (ben Rosa) is 5 Tebeth."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • Likely Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic arṣt, influenced by the Yiddish word yahrzeit / yortsayt, which appeared in Sefer Minhagim in Amsterdam in 1635, written as יארצײט. This word was borrowed from this and other Hebrew texts into several Jewish languages.

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      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

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      Alternative Spellings

      arst, arsd, arset

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