"shammes" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shammosim [plural], shammeses [plural]
Etymology: From Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), from Hebrew שמש (shamásh). Doublet of shamash. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yi|שמשׂ|tr=shames}} Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), {{uder|en|he|שמש|tr=shamásh}} Hebrew שמש (shamásh), {{doublet|en|shamash}} Doublet of shamash Head templates: {{en-noun|shammosim|+}} shammes (plural shammosim or shammeses)
  1. Alternative form of shamash (“sexton in a synagogue”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shamash (extra: sexton in a synagogue)
    Sense id: en-shammes-en-noun-8IHIQT2d
  2. Alternative form of shamash (“candle used to light other candles of a Hanukkah menorah”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shamash (extra: candle used to light other candles of a Hanukkah menorah) Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-shammes-en-noun-QXYYjqH7 Disambiguation of Judaism: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shames

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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