ממשלה
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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מ־שׁ־ל |
From מָשַׁל (mashál, “to rule, to reign, to govern”). Compare with Arabic مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil, “representative”).
Noun
מֶמְשָׁלָה • (memshalá) f (plural indefinite מֶמְשָׁלוֹת, singular construct מֶמְשֶׁלֶת־)
- A government.
- governance; rule; reign.
- Genesis 1:16
- וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים:
- And G-d made the two great luminaries: the large[r] luminary for the governance of the day and the small[er] luminary for the governance of the night, and the stars.
- Genesis 1:16
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalá).
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