אחריות

See also: אַחריות‎

Hebrew

Root
א־ח־ר‎ (ʾ-ḥ-r)

Etymology

From אחרי‎ (akharái) +‎ ־ות‎ (út).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aχ.ʁaˈjut/

Noun

אַחֲרָיוּת • (akharayút) f (plural indefinite אחריויות / אַחֲרָיֻיּוֹת‎, singular construct אחריות־)

Responsibility (for); typically construed with the preposition על‎ (al, “on”).
‏הוא לא לוקח אחריות על עצמו.‎‎
Hu lo lokéakh akharaiút al atzmó.
He doesn't take responsibility for himself.

Usage notes

Often found in the verb phrase לקח אחריות (על)‎ (lakákh akharaiút, “to take responsibility (for)”).

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אַחֲרָיוּת‎ (akharayút).

Noun

אחריות • (akhroyes) n

(nonstandard) Unpointed form of אַחריות‎ (akhrayes).

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