English
Tisha B'Av
Tisha B'Av comes from Hebrew תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב ‘the ninth day of Av’, from תִּשְׁעָה ‘nine’, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*tišʿ-root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentתִּשְׁעָהtish'á‘nine’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentתִּשְׁעָה בְּאָבTish'a B'Áv‘the ninth day of Av’
- EnglishtodayTisha B'Av
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*tišʿ-root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentתִּשְׁעָהtish'á‘nine’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentתִּשְׁעָה בְּאָבTish'a B'Áv‘the ninth day of Av’
- EnglishtodayTisha B'Av
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-
Today it means
name An annual day of fasting, associated with a number of disasters in Jewish history.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *tišʿ- / Tisha B'Av