רציני

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רציני

  • /ʁet͡siˈni/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda based on Arabic رَزِين (razīn, “calm, serene, reasonable”) and רָצוֹן (ratsón, “a want, a desire”). Coined together with (dated) רָצִין (ratsín) (which did not become as popular) and רְצִינוּת (r'tsinút, “seriousness”).

adjective רְצִינִי · r'tsiní · רְצִינִית · רְצִינִים · רְצִינִיִּים · רְצִינִיּוֹת

  1. Serious, somber, sober, earnest: not joking, not in jest.
  2. Serious, grave, significant: of great size or importance.

In English

  • serious important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play

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MLA

"רציני." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

רציני. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99

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"רציני." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {רציני},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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