נפטר
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נפטר
- /nifˈtaʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Passive of פָּטַר (patár, “to set free, release”), since medieval times used euphemistically to refer to someone's death.
verb נִפְטַר · niftár · פָטַר · להיפטר · לְהִפָּטֵר · היפטרות
- to pass away, to pass on: a polite way to refer to a death by natural causes.
- to dispose of, to get rid of אני מנסה להיפטר מזה.
adjective נִפְטָר · niftár · נִפְטֶרֶת · נִפְטָרִים · נִפְטָרוֹת
- deceased (abbreviated נפ׳)
In English
- dispose to get rid of something
- deceased belonging to the dead
- pass away to die (euphemistic)
- get rid of to rid (oneself) of
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