ביצה
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Hebrew
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Etymology 1
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ב־ו־ץ (b-w-ts) |
Cognate with Arabic بَيْض (bayḍ) and Classical Syriac ܒܝܥܬܐ (bēʿṯā).
Noun
[edit]בֵּיצָה • (bētzá) f (plural indefinite בֵּיצִים, singular construct בֵּיצַת־, plural construct בֵּיצֵי־)
- egg
- אני צריך ללכת לקנות ביצים.
- I need to go buy eggs.
- (slang, in the plural, vulgar) testicles, balls (referring to anatomy, bravery or general self-assuredness)
- יש לו ביצים גדולות שהוא אוהב להראות לכולם.
- He has big testicles that he loves to show to everyone.
Derived terms
[edit]- ביצה מקושקשת / בֵּיצָה מְקֻשְׁקֶשֶׁת (beytsá mekushkéshet)
- מָגֵן בֵּיצִים (magén beytsím)
Etymology 2
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ב־צ־ץ (b-ts-ts) |
Noun
[edit]ביצה / בִּצָּה • (bitzá) f (plural indefinite ביצות / בִּצּוֹת) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
Usage notes
[edit]- Many stylebooks recommend using the deficient spelling בצה also in the everyday non-vocalized writing system, in order to make clear distinction with the word ביצה (egg).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- H1207 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “ביצה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]- ביצה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew בֵּיצָה (betza, “egg”).
Noun
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- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ו־ץ
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew feminine nouns with plurals ending in ־ים
- Hebrew feminine nouns
- Hebrew terms with usage examples
- Hebrew slang
- Hebrew vulgarities
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־צ־ץ
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קִטְלָה
- he:Eggs
- he:Landforms
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew
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- Yiddish nouns
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- yi:Anatomy
- yi:Body parts
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