גושפנקה

גושפנקה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• גושפנקא‎ (gushpanká) (Aramaic spelling)

Etymology

From Aramaicגושפנקא‎.

Noun

גושפנקה \\ גֻּשְׁפַּנְקָה • (gushpanká) f (plural indefinite גושפנקות \\ גֻּשְׁפַּנְקוֹת‎, singular construct גושפנקת \\ גֻּשְׁפַּנְקַת־‎, plural construct גושפנקות \\ גֻּשְׁפַּנְקוֹת־‎)

1. A seal, a seal ring.
2. A seal, an approbation, an imprimatur, a seal of approval.

Usage notes

• As with other feminine loanwords from Aramaic, the Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends that גושפנקה be written with a ה (h, “hei”) at the end, rather than with an א (ʾ, “alef”) (as in Aramaic). Nonetheless, the Aramaic spellings are still common today sometimes more common than the recommended spellings. In many cases the different plurals are used interchangeably.