Shiva definition
An example of a shiva is the week a Jewish man spends mourning with his family after his mother dies.
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Origin of shiva
- Sanskrit śivaḥ from śiva- auspicious, dear kei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Yiddish shive from Hebrew šib‘â seven šbʕ in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Hebrew שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven"), referring to the number of days shiva extends.
From Wiktionary
- From Sanskrit शिव (Åšivá, “the auspicious one").
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