צי

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably from Egyptian ḏꜣy (ship).

Pronunciation

Noun

צִי • (tsi) m (plural indefinite צִיִים‎, singular construct צִי־, plural construct צִיֵי־‎)

  1. a navy
  2. a fleet
  3. a marine corps

Yiddish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡si/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Cognate to Belarusian ці (ci, “if, or”), Polish czy (“if, or”), Ukrainian чи (čy, “if, or”).

Particle

צי • (tsi)

  1. used to introduce a yes-no question
  2. whether
  3. or

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

צי • (tsi)

  1. inflection of ציִען‎ (tsien):
    1. first-person singular
    2. imperative singular
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