Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ma nishtana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma nish-tana
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Ma Nishtana.

Uncountable

name

The four questions sung during Passover seder.

Etymology

From Hebrew מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה (“Why is it different?”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ma nishtana mean?: Alternative form of Ma Nishtana.
Where does ma nishtana come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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