פאה

See also: פּאַה‎ and פּאה‎

Hebrew

Noun

פֵּאָה • (pe'á) f (plural indefinite פֵּאוֹת‎, singular construct פְּאַת־‎, plural construct פְּאוֹת־‎)

  1. a wig
    ‏בימי הביניים נהגו השופטים לחבוש פאות בצבע לבן.‎‎ ― In the Middle Ages judges used to wear white wigs.
  2. a face (of a polyhedron)
  3. a sidelock
  4. a sideburn
  5. (Biblical Hebrew) corner, edge

Derived terms

  • פאה נוכרית \ פֵּאָה נָכְרִית‎ (pe'á nokhrít)

Proper noun

פֵּאָה • (peá)

  1. (Judaism) One of the 613 commandments: to leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor.
  2. Pe'ah: The second tractate in the Seder Zeraim of the Mishnah and of the Talmud, who's first part deals with that commandment.

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew פֶּאַה‎ (peá).

Noun

פֶּאַה f (Hebrew spelling)

  1. sidelock
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