Etymology

yotzei

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Today it means: having fulfilled the requirements of a mitzvah Full definition →

Yiddish יוצא זײַן ← Hebrew יוֹצֵא
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromיוֹצֵא
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromיוצא זײַן
  3. English todayyotzei

Borrowed from Yiddish יוצא זײַן (yoytse zayn), from Hebrew יוֹצֵא (yotsé), active participle of יָצָא (yatsá, “to exit”).

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