"posypać sobie głowę popiołem" meaning in Polish

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Verb

IPA: /pɔˈsɘ.pat͡ɕ ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈɡwɔ.vɛ pɔˈpjɔ.wɛm/ (note: normal speech), /pɔˈsɘ.pat͡ɕ ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈɡwɔ.vɛw̃ pɔˈpjɔ.wɛm/ (note: normal speech) Forms: posypywać sobie głowę popiołem [imperfective]
Etymology: Literally, “to sprinkle ash on one's head”. From the Book of Esther 4:1: A skoro Mardocheusz dowiedział się o wszystkim, co czyniono, rozdarł szaty i okrył się worem i popiołem, i wyszedł na środek miasta, i lamentował głośno i gorzko (English: When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly). Compare Russian посыпа́ть го́лову пе́плом (posypátʹ gólovu péplom). Etymology templates: {{m-g|to sprinkle ash on one's head}} “to sprinkle ash on one's head”, {{lit|to sprinkle ash on one's head}} Literally, “to sprinkle ash on one's head”, {{cog|ru|посыпа́ть го́лову пе́плом}} Russian посыпа́ть го́лову пе́плом (posypátʹ gólovu péplom) Head templates: {{pl-verb|pf|head=posypać sobie głowę popiołem|impf=posypywać sobie głowę popiołem}} posypać sobie głowę popiołem pf (imperfective posypywać sobie głowę popiołem) Inflection templates: {{pl-conj-see|posypać}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to wear sackcloth and ashes (to publicly express regret for something) Wikipedia link: Book of Esther Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, perfective Synonyms: okazać skruchę
    Sense id: en-posypać_sobie_głowę_popiołem-pl-verb-3o8HbYL1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header
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