צעצוע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ע־צ־ע (ts-ʿ-ts-ʿ)

Noun

צַעֲצוּעַ • (tsa'atsúa) m (plural indefinite צַעֲצוּעִים, plural construct צַעֲצוּעֵי־)

1. a toy
2. (archaic, Talmudic) a decoration
   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra 99:1:

     כרובים מעשה צעצועים הן ומצודדים פניהם כתלמיד הנפטר מרבו:

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of צַעֲצוּעַ

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	צַעֲצוּעַ	first	צַעֲצוּעִי		צַעֲצוּעֵנוּ
	definite	הַצַּעֲצוּעַ	second	צַעֲצוּעֲךָ	צַעֲצוּעֵךְ	צַעֲצוּעֲכֶם	צַעֲצוּעֲכֶן
	construct	צַעֲצוּעַ־	third	צַעֲצוּעוֹ	צַעֲצוּעָהּ	צַעֲצוּעָם	צַעֲצוּעָן
plural	indefinite	צַעֲצוּעִים	first	צעצועיי / צַעֲצוּעַי		צַעֲצוּעֵינוּ
	definite	הַצַּעֲצוּעִים	second	צַעֲצוּעֶיךָ	צעצועייך / צַעֲצוּעַיִךְ	צַעֲצוּעֵיכֶם	צַעֲצוּעֵיכֶן
	construct	צַעֲצוּעֵי־	third	צַעֲצוּעָיו	צַעֲצוּעֶיהָ	צַעֲצוּעֵיהֶם	צַעֲצוּעֵיהֶן

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ע־צ־ע (ts-ʿ-ts-ʿ)

Action noun of צִעְצֵעַ (tsi'tséa')

Noun

צִעְצוּעַ • (transliteration needed) m (plural indefinite צִעְצוּעִים, plural construct צִעְצוּעֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

1. over-decoration, prettification