"כּתבֿ" meaning in Yiddish

See כּתבֿ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ksav/ Forms: ksav [romanization], ksovim [romanization], קסאַוו [alternative]
Etymology: From Aramaic כְּתָב. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|arc|כְּתָב}} Aramaic כְּתָב Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=n|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=ksav}} כּתבֿ • (ksav) m or n, {{yi-noun|g=mn|pl=כּתבֿים|pltr=ksovim|tr=ksav}} כּתבֿ • (ksav) m or n, plural כּתבֿים (ksovim)
  1. writing
    Sense id: en-כּתבֿ-yi-noun-7ocRBeh1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 30 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 33 31 3 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 37 34 27 1 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 42 31 25 2
  2. document
    Sense id: en-כּתבֿ-yi-noun-Q8wj-lK4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 30 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 33 31 3 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 26 46 26 2 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 37 34 27 1
  3. handwriting
    Sense id: en-כּתבֿ-yi-noun-ZosiAkwX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 30 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 33 31 3 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 37 34 27 1
  4. calligraphy
    Sense id: en-כּתבֿ-yi-noun-4mLchk54
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      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "כְּתָב"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic כְּתָב",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Aramaic כְּתָב.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ksav",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ksovim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "קסאַוו",
      "roman": "ksav",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "g2": "n",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "כּתבֿ • (ksav) m or n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mn",
        "pl": "כּתבֿים",
        "pltr": "ksovim",
        "tr": "ksav"
      },
      "expansion": "כּתבֿ • (ksav) m or n, plural כּתבֿים (ksovim)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 30 30 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 33 31 3",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 34 27 1",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "42 31 25 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "writing"
      ],
      "id": "en-כּתבֿ-yi-noun-7ocRBeh1",
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 33 31 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 46 26 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 34 27 1",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "document"
      ],
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          "document"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 33 31 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 34 27 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "handwriting"
      ],
      "id": "en-כּתבֿ-yi-noun-ZosiAkwX",
      "links": [
        [
          "handwriting",
          "handwriting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "calligraphy"
      ],
      "id": "en-כּתבֿ-yi-noun-4mLchk54",
      "links": [
        [
          "calligraphy",
          "calligraphy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ksav/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "כּתבֿ"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish masculine nouns",
    "Yiddish neuter nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns",
    "Yiddish nouns with multiple genders",
    "Yiddish terms borrowed from Aramaic",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Aramaic",
    "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "arc",
        "3": "כְּתָב"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic כְּתָב",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Aramaic כְּתָב.",
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    {
      "form": "ksav",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ksovim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "קסאַוו",
      "roman": "ksav",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "n",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "ksav"
      },
      "expansion": "כּתבֿ • (ksav) m or n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "mn",
        "pl": "כּתבֿים",
        "pltr": "ksovim",
        "tr": "ksav"
      },
      "expansion": "כּתבֿ • (ksav) m or n, plural כּתבֿים (ksovim)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "writing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "document"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "document",
          "document"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "handwriting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handwriting",
          "handwriting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "calligraphy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "calligraphy",
          "calligraphy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ksav/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "כּתבֿ"
}

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