Purim

See also: purim

English

Etymology

From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally lots).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊəɹɪm/, /ˈpjʊəɹ-/, /-im/, /puˈɹɪm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Purim

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.
    • 2022 March 17, Yair Rosenberg, “The Anti-Semite on Your TV”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. [] Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a vizier who manipulated the Persian king into nearly eradicating the Jews.
  2. A surname.

Derived terms

Translations

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally lots).[1]

Proper noun

Purim m (Hebrew spelling פורים)[1]

  1. (Judaism) Purim (a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite)
    • 1939, Judaica[2], numbers 73–84, page 89:
      Después de Purim, platicos.
      After Purim, little dishes.
    • 1995, Aki Yerushalayim[3], volumes 16–17, page 85:
      En muestro sigiente numero treyeremos rechetas para las fiestas de Purim i de Pesah.
      In our next number we shall bring recipes for the festivals of Purim and Passover.

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Purim”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasury of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpu.rim/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urim
  • Syllabification: Pu‧rim

Proper noun

Purim m inan (indeclinable, related adjective purimowy)

  1. (Judaism) Purim (a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite)
    Synonym: Święto Losów

Further reading

  • Purim in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Purim in PWN's encyclopedia