sit shiva en · VERB
Etymology
Partial calque of Yiddish שבֿעה זיצן (shive zitsn, “to sit shiva”).
Meanings
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(Judaism) To take part in the shiva mourning ritual.
Did you know that some parents sit shiva […] for 30 days if their child is discovered to be gay?
1974 February 2, “Jewish Gay Group”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sitting shiva | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sits shiva | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sat shiva | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sat shiva | Tense=Past | lexicographic |