Purim

From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally “lots”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊəɹɪm/, /ˈpjʊəɹ-/, /-im/, /puˈɹɪm/

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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:

     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.

• Purym

Borrowed from Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.rim/

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• Rhymes: -urim
• Syllabification: Pu‧rim

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

• Purim in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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