Prutah Definition

pro͝o-tä
prutot, prutoth
noun
A coin formerly used in Israel, equal to one thousandth of a pound.
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Other Word Forms of Prutah

Noun

Singular:
prutah
Plural:
prutahs, prutot, prutoth

Origin of Prutah

  • Modern Hebrew pruta from Mishnaic Hebrew pərûṭâ a small coin feminine passive participle of pāraṭ to break prṭ in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hebrew

    From Wiktionary

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