ממשלה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־שׁ־ל‎ (m-š-l)

From מָשַׁל‎ (mashál, “to rule, to reign, to govern”). Compare with Arabic مُمَثِّل‎ (mumaṯṯil, “representative”).

Noun

מֶמְשָׁלָה • (memshalá) f (plural indefinite מֶמְשָׁלוֹת‎, singular construct מֶמְשֶׁלֶת־‎)

  1. A government.
  2. governance; rule; reign.
    • Tanach, Genesis 1:16:
      ‏וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים:‎‎
      And G-d made the two great luminaries: the large[r] luminary for the governance of the day and the small[er] luminary for the governance of the night, and the stars.

Derived terms

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מֶמְשָׁלָה‎ (memshalá).

Noun

ממשלה • (memshole) f, plural ממשלות‎ (memsholes)

  1. A government.

Synonyms

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