רשות

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ר־שׁ־ה (r-sh-h)

Noun

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רְשׁוּת (r'shútf (plural indefinite רשויות / רְשֻׁיּוֹת)

  1. permission, authorization
    • 8th c., Masekhet Soferim
      הַנֵּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ קֹדֶשׁ הֵן, וְאֵין לָנוּ רְשׁוּת לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בָּהֵן, אֶלָּא לִרְאוֹתָן בִּלְבָד
      These candles are holy, and we do not have permission to use them, only to look at them.
  2. optional, elective
  3. possession, domain

Etymology 2

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Root
ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-sh)

Noun

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רָשׁוּת (rashútf (plural indefinite רָשׁוּיוֹת, plural construct רָשׁוּיוֹת־)

  1. authority
    הרשות הפלסטיניתharashút hafalestínitthe Palestinian Authority
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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רִשּׁוּת (rishútm

  1. defective spelling of רישות

References

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  • רשות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hebrew רָשׁוּת.

Noun

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רשות (reshusm

  1. power, authority

References

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  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “authority”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 23