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shiva
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[ˈsiːvə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a period of seven days' formal mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral
(e.g: she went to her sister's funeral and sat shiva)
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Origin
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from Hebrew šiḇ‘āh ‘seven’
[ˈsiːvə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a god associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution
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Origin
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from Sanskrit Śiva, literally ‘the auspicious one’
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