כפרה

See also: כּפּרה

Hebrew

Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)

Etymology

As a term of endearment, from Judeo-Moroccan Arabic.

Noun

כַּפָּרָה • (kapará) f (plural indefinite כַּפָּרוֹת) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]

1. penance
2. atonement, forgiveness, absolution
3. (in the plural) Kapparot (a ritual performed before Yom Kippur involving the transfer of one's sins to a chicken or bag of money by swinging it around and then donating it to charity)

Noun

כַּפָּרָה • (kapára) ?

1. (slang) my dear (term of endearment)

Descendants

• → Yiddish: כּפּרה (kapore)

Interjection

כַּפָּרָה • (kapará)

1. (slang) forget it, it's not important

Yiddish

Noun

כפרה • (kapore) f, plural כפרות (kapores)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of כּפּרה (kapore).