Yahrzeit Definition
yärtsīt, -zīt
noun
The anniversary of the death of a parent or other member of the immediate family, commemorated by the lighting of a 24-hour candle (yahrzeit candle), the saying of kaddish, etc.
Webster's New World
The anniversary of the death of a relative, observed with mourning and the recitation of religious texts.
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Other Word Forms of Yahrzeit
Noun
Singular:
Yahrzeit
Plural:
yahrzeitsOrigin of Yahrzeit
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Yiddish anniversary from Middle High German jārzīt jār year (from Old High German yēr- in Indo-European roots) zīt time (from Old High German dā- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Yiddish יאָרצײַט (yortsayt). Cognate to German Jahreszeit (“season"), which heavily influenced the spelling and pronunciation once the word was borrowed into English.
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