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Purim

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Etymology

From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally “lots”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊəɹɪm/, /ˈpjʊəɹ-/, /-im/, /puˈɹɪm/
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Proper noun

Purim

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.
  2. A surname.

Translations

Norwegian

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Etymology

From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím) and/or Yiddish פּורים (púrim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʉˈriːm/, /pʉˈrim/
  • IPA(key): /pʉ.rim/, /ˈpʉːrim/ (rural Eastern, Northern and Trøndelag accent)

Noun

Purim m (definite singular Purimen, uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) Purim
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