נושא

Hebrew

Root
נ־שׂ־א (n-s-ʾ)

Pronunciation

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Noun

נוֹשֵׂא • (nosé) m (plural indefinite נוֹשְׂאִים)

1. A subject, a topic, an issue: that which is under discussion, or which is being handled.

   העלנו את הנושא לדיון ― We brought up the subject for discussion

2. (grammar) A subject: the subject of a verb or of a clause.

Verb

נוֹשֵׂא • (nosé)

1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of נָשָׂא (nasá).

Anagrams

• אנוש, נשוא, שנוא

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Etymology

From Aramaic נַפְשָׁא (nap̄šā) through an intermediate form *nawšā, from Proto-Semitic *napš-.

Noun

נושא (nōša) f

1. self

Synonyms

• גיאנא (gyāna)