Yeshivish glossary term
onenes
אוננת
Meaning
- female immediate mourner before burial
Alternate spellings
onenet
Usage and context
Feminine person-form corresponding to aninus.
- Category
- mourning - mourning periods
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
She was an onenes until the burial.
Plain-English example
She had the special pre-burial status of an immediate mourner until burial.