tzitzit

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noun

The knotted fringes of the tallit.

OriginHebrew צִיצִית →
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Meanings

nountzitzit (plural tzitziot)

plural tzitziot · alternative tsitsith · alternative tsitsit · alternative tzitz · alternative tzitzis · alternative tzitzith · alternative zizit

  1. The knotted fringes of the tallit.

Origin

  1. Hebrewצִיצִית
  2. Englishtzitzit

Learned borrowing from Hebrew צִיצִית (tsitsít).

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Translations

Arabic صِيصِيَة, ضِيضِيَة تِزِيتِزِيت
  • صِيصِيَة (ṣīṣiya)knots on a tallit
  • ضِيضِيَة تِزِيتِزِيت (ḍīḍiya)knots on a tallit
French tsitsit, tzitzis
  • tsitsitknots on a tallit
  • tzitzisknots on a tallit
  • tsitsisknots on a tallit
Hebrew ציצית
  • ציציתknots on a tallit
Persian صیصیت, ضیضیت
  • صیصیت (sisiyet)knots on a tallit
  • ضیضیت (ziziyet)knots on a tallit
  • تزیزیت (tezitezit)knots on a tallit
Polish cicit, cyces
  • cicitknots on a tallit
  • cycesknots on a tallit
Russian ци́цит
  • ци́цит (cícit)knots on a tallit
Spanish tzitzit
  • tzitzitknots on a tallit
Yiddish ציצית
  • ציצית (tsitsis)knots on a tallit
Cite this entry
APA

tzitzit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzitzit

MLA

“tzitzit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzitzit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tzitzit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzitzit.

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