"tzitzit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tzitziot [plural], tzitzis [plural], tzitzith [plural]
Etymology: Form the Hebrew צִיצִית. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|צִיצִית}} Hebrew צִיצִית Head templates: {{en-noun|tzitziot|tzitzis|tzitzith}} tzitzit (plural tzitziot or tzitzis or tzitzith)
  1. The knotted fringes of the tallit. Wikipedia link: tzitzit Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: tsitsith, zizit Translations (knots on a tallit): صِيصِيَة (ṣīṣiya) (Arabic), ضِيضِيَة تِزِيتِزِيت (ḍīḍiya) (Arabic), tsitsit (French), tzitzis (French), tsitsis (French), ציצית (Hebrew), صیصیت (sisiyet) (Persian), ضیضیت (ziziyet) (Persian), تزیزیت (tezitezit) (Persian), cicit (Polish), cyces (Polish), ци́цит (cícit) (Russian), tzitzit (Spanish), ציצית (tsitsis) (Yiddish)

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