shivah

['ʃivə]
  • n. [希伯来语] 七日丧期 [亦作 shibah]
  • 短语:
    • sit shivah 遵守七日丧期的习俗

英文词源


shivah (n.)
seven days of mourning in Jewish religious custom, 1892, from Hebrew shibhah "seven," short for shibh'ath yeme ha'ebhel "the seven days of mourning."

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