אסטניס

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אסטניס

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής (asthenḗs). Cognate to English asthenic.

noun אִסְטְנִיס · istnís · אִסְטְנִיסִים · אִסְטְנִיס־ · אִסְטְנִיסֵי־ · אִסְטְנִיסִית

finicky or squeamish person, someone delicate or oversensitive to physical discomfort רָחַץ לַיְלָה הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁמֵּתָה אִשְׁתּוֹ. אָמְרוּ לוֹ תַלְמִידָיו, ״לֹא לִמַּדְתָּנוּ, רַבֵּנוּ, שֶׁאָבֵל אָסוּר לִרְחֹץ!?״ .אָמַר לָהֶם, ״אֵינִי כִשְׁאָר כָּל אָדָם, אִסְטְנִיס אָנִי.״

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MLA

"אסטניס." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אסטניס. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1

Chicago

"אסטניס." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אסטניס},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}