"תּפֿיסה" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: tfise [romanization], tfises [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew תְּפִיסָה (“holding, apprehension”). Etymology templates: {{der|yi|he|תְּפִיסָה|t=holding, apprehension}} Hebrew תְּפִיסָה (“holding, apprehension”), {{root|yi|he|ת־פ־ס}} Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=tfise}} תּפֿיסה • (tfise) f, {{yi-noun|g=f|pl=תּפֿיסות|pltr=tfises|tr=tfise}} תּפֿיסה • (tfise) f, plural תּפֿיסות (tfises)
  1. prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) Synonyms: טורמע
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