פרצוף תשעה באב

Hebrew

Alternative forms

פַּרְצוּף שֶׁל תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

Etymology

From the fact that the ninth of Av (Tisha B'Av) is, in Judaism, a fast day which commemorates the anniversary of a number of disasters in Jewish history.

Phrase

פַּרְצוּף תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב • (partsúf tish'a b'áv)

(colloquial) 9th in Av face: long face, unhappy face (expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom)