Purim

Borrowed from Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally “lots”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊəɹɪm/, /ˈpjʊəɹ-/, /-im/, /puˈɹɪm/

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Purim

2. (Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.
   • 2022 March 17, Yair Rosenberg, “The Anti-Semite on Your TV”, in The Atlantic‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 February 2024:

     Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. […] Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a vizier who manipulated the Persian king into nearly eradicating the Jews.

   • 2023 July 27, Nicole Lampert, quoting Philip Sallon, “Meet the colourful shul regular who admits: ‘I’m quite an extreme person’”, in The Jewish Chronicle‎^[2], archived from the original on 5 April 2026:

     This is a regular shul outfit: the denizens of St John’s Wood United Synagogue are well used to their most colourful member looking like he’s going to a Purim party every week of the year.

3. A surname.

From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally “lots”).^[1]

Purim m (Hebrew spelling פורים)^[1]

1. (Judaism) Purim (a Jewish festival, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite)
   • 1939, Judaica‎^[3], numbers 73–84, page 89:

     Después de Purim, platicos.

     After Purim, little dishes.

   • 1995, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[4], volumes 16–17, page 85:

     En muestro sigiente numero treyeremos rechetas para las fiestas de Purim i de Pesah.

     In our next number we shall bring recipes for the festivals of Purim and Passover.

• Purym

Borrowed from Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.rim/

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• Rhymes: -urim
• Syllabification: Pu‧rim

Purim m inan (indeclinable, related adjective purimowy)

1. (Judaism) Purim (a Jewish festival, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite)

   Synonym: Święto Losów

• “Purim”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)
• Purim in PWN's encyclopedia