netilá

See also: netila

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נְטִילָה.[1]

Noun

netilá f (Hebrew spelling נטילה)[1]

  1. (Judaism) ablution (ritual handwashing)
    • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, זיקנתך כבחרותך[1], page 412:
      La sigunda noche de shabat Tzahi izo el kidúsh, i fuimos todos a azer netilá.
      On the second night of Shabat, Tzahi said the kiddush, and we all performed ablution.

References

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