Etymology

pashta

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Today it means: A cantillation mark found in Hebrew religious texts. Full definition →

Hebrew פַּשְׁטָא
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromפַּשְׁטָא
  2. English todaypashta

From Hebrew פַּשְׁטָא (pashtá, literally “stretching out”).

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