צרה

Hebrew

Adjective

צָרָה • (tsará)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of צַר (tsar)

Noun

צָרָה • (tsará) f (plural indefinite צָרוֹת) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. tragedy, trouble, misfortune, distress
Derived terms

Noun

צָרָה • (tsará) f (plural indefinite צָרוֹת, masculine counterpart צָר) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. female equivalent of צר: enemy

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́arrat- (co-wife). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁮𒋰𒁀 (ṣerretum) and Arabic ضَرَّة (ḍarra).

Noun

צָרָה • (tsará) f (plural indefinite צָרוֹת) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. co-wife, rival-wife, vexer
Descendants
  • Aramaic: צָרָא (ṣārā, co-wife)

References

Anagrams

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • צאָרע (tsore) Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew צָרָה (tsará).

Noun

צרה • (tsore) f, plural צרות (tsores)

  1. tragedy, trouble, misfortune, distress

Derived terms

  • צרהדיק (tsoredik), צרותדיק (tsoresdik)
  • פֿאַרצרהט (fartsoret)
  • אָנטאָן צרות (onton tsores)

Descendants

From the plural צרות (tsores):

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