צי
Hebrew
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /t͡si/
Noun
צִי • (tsi) m (plural indefinite צִיִים, singular construct צִי־, plural construct צִיֵי־)
- a navy
- a fleet
- 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)
- used to introduce a yes-no question
Verb
צי • (tsi)
- First-person singular form of ציִען (tsien)
- Imperative singular form of ציִען (tsien)