גירסה

Hebrew

Root
ג־ר־ס (g-r-s)

Alternative forms

• גִּרְסָה (defective spelling)
• גִּרְסָא, גירסא (Aramaic spelling)

Noun

גִּירְסָה / גִּרְסָה • (girsá) f (plural indefinite גירסאות / גִּרְסָאוֹת, singular construct גירסת / גִּרְסַת־)

1. version, variant, reading
2. study

Usage notes

• As with other feminine loanwords from Aramaic, the Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends^[1] that גירסה be written with a ה (h, “hei”) at the end rather than with an א (ʾ, “alef”) (as in Aramaic). Nonetheless, the Aramaic spellings are still common today, sometimes more common than the recommended spellings. In many cases the different plurals are used interchangeably.

References

• “גרסה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Anagrams

• גריסה