[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
from Hebrew šiḇ‘āh ‘seven’

[ˈsiːvə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a god associated with the powers of reproduction and dissolution


Phrases:

Origin:
from Sanskrit Śiva, literally ‘the auspicious one’