See maftir on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"מַפְטִיר",
"מפטיר#Hebrew"
],
[
"מפֿטיר",
"מפֿטיר#Yiddish"
]
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "he",
"3": "מַפְטִיר",
"tr": "maftír"
},
"expansion": "Hebrew מַפְטִיר (maftír)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "yi",
"3": "מפֿטיר",
"tr": "mafter"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Hebrew מַפְטִיר (maftír), also through Yiddish מפֿטיר (mafter).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "maftirim",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "maftirs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "s"
},
"expansion": "maftir (plural maftirim or maftirs)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Judaism",
"orig": "en:Judaism",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "54 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "53 47",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"The person who reads the Haftarah."
],
"id": "en-maftir-en-noun-E-oASRoG",
"links": [
[
"Judaism",
"Judaism"
],
[
"Haftarah",
"Haftarah"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Judaism) The person who reads the Haftarah."
],
"tags": [
"Judaism"
]
},
{
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{
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"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
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},
{
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"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the Haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah."
],
"id": "en-maftir-en-noun-ZwD~OlM0",
"links": [
[
"Judaism",
"Judaism"
],
[
"Haftarah",
"Haftarah"
],
[
"parashah",
"parashah"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Judaism) The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the Haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah."
],
"tags": [
"Judaism"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/məfˈtiːɹ/"
}
],
"word": "maftir"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms derived from Hebrew",
"English terms derived from Yiddish",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"מַפְטִיר",
"מפטיר#Hebrew"
],
[
"מפֿטיר",
"מפֿטיר#Yiddish"
]
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "he",
"3": "מַפְטִיר",
"tr": "maftír"
},
"expansion": "Hebrew מַפְטִיר (maftír)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "yi",
"3": "מפֿטיר",
"tr": "mafter"
},
"expansion": "Yiddish מפֿטיר (mafter)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Hebrew מַפְטִיר (maftír), also through Yiddish מפֿטיר (mafter).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "maftirim",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "maftirs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {
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"2": "s"
},
"expansion": "maftir (plural maftirim or maftirs)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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"en:Judaism"
],
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"The person who reads the Haftarah."
],
"links": [
[
"Judaism",
"Judaism"
],
[
"Haftarah",
"Haftarah"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Judaism) The person who reads the Haftarah."
],
"tags": [
"Judaism"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Judaism"
],
"glosses": [
"The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the Haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah."
],
"links": [
[
"Judaism",
"Judaism"
],
[
"Haftarah",
"Haftarah"
],
[
"parashah",
"parashah"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Judaism) The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the Haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah."
],
"tags": [
"Judaism"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/məfˈtiːɹ/"
}
],
"word": "maftir"
}
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