משמש

עברית

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משמש

/miʃˈmeʃ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic مِشْمِش (mišmiš, “apricots”).

noun מִשְׁמֵשׁ · mishmésh · מִשְׁמְשִׁים · מִשְׁמְשִׁי · מִשְׁמְשֵׁנוּ

apricot (a round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside)

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apricot fruit
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MLA

"משמש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

משמש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A9

Chicago

"משמש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {משמש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}