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שׁ־ת־ה (š-t-h)

Compare Aramaic אִשְׁתִּי (ʾištī), Ge'ez ሰትየ (sätyä).

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שָׁתָה (shatá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לִשְׁתּוֹת, future יִשְׁתֶּה)

  1. to drink
  1. (slang) to drink alcohol
    אם שותים, לא נוהגים.
    If you drink, do not drive
    (literally) "if drinking–m pl, not driving–m pl.

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