משאית

Hebrew
Root
נ־שׂ־א‎ (n-ś-ʾ)
משאית

Etymology

From מַשָּׂא‎ (masá, “cargo”) +‎ ־ִית‎ (forming words describing vehicles). See also נָשָׂא‎ (nasá, “to carry, to bear”).

Pronunciation

Noun

מַשָּׂאִית • (masa'ít) f (plural indefinite מַשָּׂאִיּוֹת‎, singular construct משאית־, plural construct משאיות־‎)

  1. a truck (a vehicle designed for carrying cargo)
    • 2004, Ora Morag, בעקבות הבית הנעלם: סיפורו של בנימין זאב הרצל, p. 14:
      ‏הטרקטור פרק עוד אבן ועוד אבן, כאילו היו אבני לֶגוֹ, ונשא אותן בזהירות אל משאית שעמדה בצד.‎‎
      Hatráktor parák od éven ve'od éven, ke'ílu hayú avnéy légo, venasá otán biz'hirút el masa'ít she'amdá batsád.
      The tractor unloaded another stone and yet another stone, as if they were lego bricks, and carefully carried them to a truck that was standing at the side.

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