sadhe

or tsa·de

[ sah-dee, -duh, tsah-dee ]

/ ˈsɑ di, -də, ˈtsɑ di /

Save This Word!

noun

the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

the consonant sound represented by this letter.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Also sa·di, tsa·di .

Origin of sadhe

First recorded in 1895–1900, sadhe is from the Hebrew word ṣādhē

Words nearby sadhe

Sade, Sade, Marquis de, sad-faced, sadhaka, sadhana, sadhe, sadhika, sadhu, sadi, Sadie, Sadie Hawkins

British Dictionary definitions for sadhe

sadhe

sade or tsade

/ (ˈsɑːdiː, ˈtsɑːdiː, Hebrew ˈtsadiː) /

noun

the 18th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (צ or, at the end of a word ץ), transliterated as s or ts and pronounced more or less like English s or ts with pharyngeal articulation

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012