Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A word formed, with an assistant vowel, from the initial letters of the Hebrew words shisha sedārīm, literally, ‘the six orders,’ the common rabbinical name for the Talmud, which is divided into six principal orders, namely: Zeraim, seed
- noun Moed, holidays
- noun Nashim, women
- noun Nezikin, damages
- noun Kodshim, holy, sanctified things
- noun Taharoth, purification.
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Examples
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"Conv'shas'n wi 'me?" said Ned, swaying himself to and fro as he endeavoured to look steadily in the face of his friend; "fire away, shen.
Fighting the Flames 1859
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Neeechan!!! lindah Gaby = 3 = te kieeero warra {ja! xD} no shas en serioh te kieroh!!!
crazydark Diary Entry crazydark 2009
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SCHNEIDER: And even if she has endorsed Obama, she's been a good soldier, her husband shas endorsed Obama, some of her supporters aren't taking direction from her.
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This popwatch comments section shas become too surreal.
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"Y'aah shas slit dz'in nitsa," she said to the man.
Dance Of Death Preston, Douglas 2005
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"Y'aah shas," he said hastily, as if remembering himself.
Dance Of Death Preston, Douglas 2005
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Based on my extremely limited knowledge of that language, the Nahuatl pronounciation would probably be more like "TAY-shas" and "may-SHEE-ko" than the modern Mexican pronounciations.
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I love seeing my shas and Midrash Rabbah and Tur and Mishneh Torah all snuggled together.
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I love seeing my shas and Midrash Rabbah and Tur and Mishneh Torah all snuggled together.
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Outside were about fifty of the now well-known jin-ti-ki-shas, and the air was full of a buzz produced by the rapid reiteration of this uncouth word by fifty tongues.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004
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