השואה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Form of the noun שׁוֹאָה (sho'a, “holocaust, disaster”) with the definite article prefix הַ־ (“the”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(h)aʃɔ(ʔ)ˈa/

Proper noun

הַשׁוֹאָה • (Ha-Sho'á) f

1. (history) The Holocaust, Shoah

Etymology 2

Noun

הַשְׁוָאָה • (hashva'á)

1. defective spelling of השוואה.