Purim

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English

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Etymology

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From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally lots).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊəɹɪm/, /ˈpjʊəɹ-/, /-im/, /puˈɹɪm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

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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.
    • 2022 March 17, Yair Rosenberg, “The Anti-Semite on Your TV”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. [] Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a vizier who manipulated the Persian king into nearly eradicating the Jews.
  2. A surname.

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Translations

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Purim m inan (indeclinable, related adjective purimowy)

  1. (Judaism) Purim (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)
    Synonym: Święto Losów

Further reading

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  • Purim in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Purim in PWN's encyclopedia