שליחות

Hebrew

Noun

שְׁלִיחוֹת • (sh'likhót)

1. plural indefinite form of שליחה (sh'likhá)‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From plural of Hebrew שליחה.

Noun

שליחות • (shlikhes) n, plural שליחותן (shlikhesn)

1. assignment
2. embassy

Related terms

• שליח (shliyekh)
• שלוח (shluekh)
• משולח (meshulekh)
• משלח (meshaleyekh)
• משלחת (mishlakhes)
• שלח (shalekh)
• תּשליך (tashlikh)

References

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “assignment”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 20