Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
מ־שׁ־ל (m-š-l)

From מָשַׁל (mashál, to rule, to reign, to govern). Compare with Arabic مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil, representative).

Noun edit

מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshaláf (plural indefinite מֶמְשָׁלוֹת, singular construct מֶמְשֶׁלֶת־)

  1. A government.
  2. governance; rule; reign.
    • Tanach, Genesis 1:16:
      וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים:
      And G-d made the two great luminaries: the large[r] luminary for the governance of the day and the small[er] luminary for the governance of the night, and the stars.

Derived terms edit

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew מֶמְשָׁלָה (memshalá).

Noun edit

ממשלה (memsholef, plural ממשלות (memsholes)

  1. A government.

Synonyms edit