"מישהו" meaning in Hebrew

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˈmiʃe(h)u/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /ˈmiʃu/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew, colloquial] Forms: מִישֶׁהוּ [canonical], míshehu [romanization]
Etymology: Formed in Modern Hebrew as a compound of מִי (mi, “who”) + שֶׁ־ (she-, “that, which”) + הוּא (hu, “he, it”) by analogy with Mishnaic מַשֶּׁהוּ (máshehu, “something”). By surface analysis, מִי + ־שֶׁהוּ. Etymology templates: {{glossary|compound}} compound, {{com+|he|מִי|שֶׁ־|הוּא|nocap=1|t1=who|t2=that, which|t3=he, it|tr1=mi|tr2=she-|tr3=hu}} compound of מִי (mi, “who”) + שֶׁ־ (she-, “that, which”) + הוּא (hu, “he, it”), {{surf|he|מִי|־שֶׁהוּ}} By surface analysis, מִי + ־שֶׁהוּ Head templates: {{he-pron|g=m|tr=míshehu|wv=מִישֶׁהוּ}} מִישֶׁהוּ • (míshehu) m
  1. someone, somebody
    Sense id: en-מישהו-he-pron-0GYSbXYJ Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew pronouns, Hebrew terms suffixed with ־שהו, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Hebrew pronouns: 55 45 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms suffixed with ־שהו: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. anyone, anybody
    Sense id: en-מישהו-he-pron-GSaCyDCO Categories (other): Hebrew pronouns Disambiguation of Hebrew pronouns: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: מִישֶׁהִי (míshehi), מַשֶּׁהוּ (máshehu)
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