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shiva.

A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɪvə/US
  1. A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

    Judaism · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Hebrew שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven”), referring to the number of days that shiva spans. The pronunciation is likely in part from Yiddish שבֿעה (shive).

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