זהות

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־ה־ה (z-h-h)

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from זֶה (ze, “this”) +‎ ־ות (-út, “-ity, -ness”), creating the root ז־ה־ה.

Pronunciation

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Noun

זֶהוּת • (zehút) f (plural indefinite זֶהוּיוֹת)

1. identity

Derived terms

• זיהוי / זִהוּי (zihúy)
• הִזְדַּהוּת (hizdahút)
• תְּעוּדַת זֶהוּת (t'udát zehút)

References

• “זהות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• זהות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he