משפחה

See also: משפּחה

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
שׁ־פ־ח (š-p-ḥ)

Perhaps related to שִׁפְחָה (shifkhá, “female slave”).

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /miʃpaˈχa/
  • (file)

Noun

מִשְׁפָּחָה • (mishpakhá) f (plural indefinite מִשְׁפָּחוֹת, singular construct מִשְׁפַּחַת־) [pattern: מִקְטָלָה]

  1. A family, such as a nuclear family or an extended family.
  2. (taxonomy) A family: a taxon at a certain rank, below order and above genus.

Declension
Declension of מִשְׁפָּחָה
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite מִשְׁפָּחָה first מִשְׁפַּחְתִּימִשְׁפַּחְתֵּנוּ
definite הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה second מִשְׁפַּחְתְּךָמִשְׁפַּחְתֵּךְמִשְׁפַּחְתְּכֶםמִשְׁפַּחְתְּכֶן
construct מִשְׁפַּחַת־ third מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹמִשְׁפַּחְתָּהּמִשְׁפַּחְתָּםמִשְׁפַּחְתָּן
pluralindefinite מִשְׁפָּחוֹת first משפחותיי / מִשְׁפְּחוֹתַימִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת second מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶיךָמשפחותייך / מִשְׁפְּחוֹתַיִךְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיכֶםמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיכֶן
construct מִשְׁפְּחוֹת־ third מִשְׁפְּחוֹתָיומִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶיהָמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָםמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָן

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Yiddish: משפּחה (mishpokhe), מישפּאָכע (mishpokhe)
    • → Dutch: misjpooche
    • → German: Mischpoche, Mischpoke

Further reading

Yiddish

Noun

משפחה • (mishpokhe) f

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of משפּחה (mishpokhe).
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