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tzitzit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The knotted fringes of the tallit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Hebrew צִיצִית (tsitsít).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صِيصِيَة (ṣīṣiya) — knots on a tallit
  • Arabic: ضِيضِيَة تِزِيتِزِيت (ḍīḍiya) — knots on a tallit
  • French: tsitsit — knots on a tallit
  • French: tzitzis — knots on a tallit
  • French: tsitsis — knots on a tallit
  • Hebrew: ציצית — knots on a tallit
  • Persian: صیصیت (sisiyet) — knots on a tallit
  • Persian: ضیضیت (ziziyet) — knots on a tallit
  • Persian: تزیزیت (tezitezit) — knots on a tallit
  • Polish: cicit — knots on a tallit
  • Polish: cyces — knots on a tallit
  • Russian: ци́цит (cícit) — knots on a tallit
  • Spanish: tzitzit — knots on a tallit
  • Yiddish: ציצית (tsitsis) — knots on a tallit