niddah

English

noun
Definitions
  • (Judaism) Someone whom halacha considers menstruant.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) נִדָּה (niddah, menstruating woman).

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

נִדָּה

Gloss

niddah, menstruating woman

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