Hebrew

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Etymology

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From Hebrew פנטזיה, itself from European languages such as German Fantasia, Polish fantazja and Russian фантазия (fantazija), all of which from Latin phantasia through Italian fantasia, ultimately from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰσῐ́ᾱ (phantasíā, appearance; impression).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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פינטז / פִנְטֵז (fintéz) (pi'el construction)

  1. to fantasize: to indulge in fantasy, to hope for the very unlikely; to imagine, to envision
    Synonyms: דִּמָּה (dimá), דִּמְיֵן (dimyén)

Conjugation

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