מסורת

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
מ־ס־ר (m-s-r)

Either from the root א־ס־ר ('-s-r) (compare אָסַר ('asár, “to bind, tie up, imprison”)) with the pattern מַקְטֹלֶת, giving the meaning “bond”; or from the root מ־ס־ר (m-s-r) (compare מָסַר (masár, “to pass down”)) with the pattern קָטֹלֶת, giving the meaning “tradition” (compare Aramaic מסרתא (“tradition”)). In post-Biblical Hebrew, interpreted as the latter.

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Noun edit

מסורת / מָסֹרֶת • (masóret) f (plural indefinite מסורות / מָסֹרוֹת, singular construct מסורת / מָסֹרֶת־, plural construct מסורות / מָסֹרוֹת־)

tradition

Derived terms edit

מסורתי / מָסָרְתִּי (masortí)

Descendants edit

Yiddish: מסורת (masoyres)