צעצוע

צעצוע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ע־צ־ע‎ (ṣ-ʿ-ṣ-ʿ)

Noun

צַעֲצוּעַ • (tsa'atsúa) m (plural indefinite צַעֲצוּעִים‎, plural construct צַעֲצוּעֵי־‎)

1. a toy
2. (archaic, Talmudic) a decoration
   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra 99:1:

     ‏כרובים מעשה צעצועים הן ומצודדים פניהם כתלמיד הנפטר מרבו:‎‎

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of צַעֲצוּעַ

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	צַעֲצוּעַ	first	צַעֲצוּעִי‎		צַעֲצוּעֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַצַּעֲצוּעַ‎	second	צַעֲצוּעֲךָ‎	צַעֲצוּעֵךְ‎	צַעֲצוּעֲכֶם‎	צַעֲצוּעֲכֶן‎
	construct	צַעֲצוּעַ־	third	צַעֲצוּעוֹ‎	צַעֲצוּעָהּ‎	צַעֲצוּעָם‎	צַעֲצוּעָן‎
plural	indefinite	צַעֲצוּעִים‎	first	צעצועיי / צַעֲצוּעַי‎		צַעֲצוּעֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַצַּעֲצוּעִים‎	second	צַעֲצוּעֶיךָ‎	צעצועייך / צַעֲצוּעַיִךְ‎	צַעֲצוּעֵיכֶם‎	צַעֲצוּעֵיכֶן‎
	construct	צַעֲצוּעֵי־‎	third	צַעֲצוּעָיו‎	צַעֲצוּעֶיהָ‎	צַעֲצוּעֵיהֶם‎	צַעֲצוּעֵיהֶן‎

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ע־צ־ע‎ (ṣ-ʿ-ṣ-ʿ)

Action noun of צִעְצֵעַ‎ (tsi'tséa')

Noun

צִעְצוּעַ • (transliteration needed) m (plural indefinite צִעְצוּעִים‎, plural construct צִעְצוּעֵי־‎) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

1. over-decoration, prettification