Hebrew

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Etymology

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Probably from Egyptian ḏꜣy (ship).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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צִי (tsim (plural indefinite צִיִים, singular construct צִי־, plural construct צִיֵי־)

  1. a navy
  2. a fleet
  3. a marine corps

Declension

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Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from a Slavic language. Cognate to Belarusian ці (ci, if, or), Polish czy (if, or), Ukrainian чи (čy, if, or).

Particle

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צי (tsi)

  1. used to introduce a yes-no question
  2. whether
  3. or

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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צי (tsi)

  1. inflection of ציִען (tsien):
    1. first-person singular
    2. imperative singular