ксива
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hebrew כְּתִיבָה (kăṯiḇá, “writing”) via Yiddish כּתיבֿה (ksive), from Hebrew כָּתַב (kaṯáḇ, “write”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]кси́ва • (ksíva) f inan (genitive кси́вы, nominative plural кси́вы, genitive plural ксив)
- (slang) identity card, ID
- (slang) any document
- (criminal slang) false document
- (criminal slang) a slip or letter passed secretly from cell to cell, from prison to prison or to the outside world
Declension
[edit]Declension of кси́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
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