תּמצית

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew תמצית (tamtsít).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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תּמצית (tamtsesm or n, plural תּמציתים (tamtseysim)

  1. crux, nub, thrust
    Synonym: עיקר (iker)
  2. epitome
    Synonyms: אותו־⁠זאַך (oyse-zakh), פֿאַרקערפּערונג (farkerperung)
  3. essence
    Synonyms: קערן (kern), עיקר (iker), מהות (mehus), תּוך (tokh)
  4. quintessence
    Synonyms: עיקר (iker), קווינטעסענץ (kvintesents)
  5. gist
  6. (figurative) kernel
    Synonym: תּוך (tokh)
  7. (figurative) meat
    Synonyms: תּוך (tokh), ממשות (mamoshes)
  8. pith (essence)
    Synonyms: האַרץ (harts), קערן (kern)
  9. (figurative) essence
    Synonyms: עצם (etsem), תּוך (tokh)
  10. excerpt, brief overview, summary

Derived terms

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References

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “תּמצית” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “crux”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN