Pronunciations

נִיפטודן (ΝΙ-φτω-νταν) listen

Definitions

  • έπλεναν, καθάριζαν

Example Sentences

  • νίφτωνταν τα χέρια τους

Languages of Origin

  • Greek

Etymology

  • νίπτω, πλένω

    • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

      • Other (please describe in Notes section)
      • Aegean Islands

      Dictionaries

      • Nicholas de Lange, Greek Jewish Texts from the Cairo Genizah, J. C. B. Mohr, Tubingen, 1996

      Alternative Spellings

      νίφτονταν

Notes

  • Λέξη καθημερινής και πρακτικής χρήσης.

    βλ. Ε. Κριαρά, Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας, 1100-1669, Θεσσαλονίκη; Liddell & Scott, Λεξικόν της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Γλώσσης, Αθήνα, Πελεκάνος, 2013

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