shiva
See also: Shiva
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Etymology edit
Hebrew שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven”), referring to the number of days that shiva spans.
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Noun edit
shiva (countable and uncountable, plural shivas)
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period of mourning
Further reading edit
- Shiva (Judaism) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia