לחלוטין
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ל־ט (kh-l-ṭ) |
| 8 terms |
Etymology
Aramaic [Term?]
Adverb
לַחֲלוּטִין • (lakhalutín)
See also
References
- “לחלוטין” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew לַחֲלוּטִין (lachalutín, “completely, totally”)
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /laχˈlʊtn̩/
- (Mideastern) IPA(key): /laχˈlɪtn̩/
- (Southeastern) IPA(key): /laχˈlɨtn̩/
Adverb
לחלוטין • (lakhlutn)
- totally, entirely
- 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], volume 1, page 195:
- אָבער לייטשע, די יינגערע, האָט זיך לחלוטין ניט געשראָקן פאַר מאַנסלייט.
- ober leytshe, di yingere, hot zikh lakhlutn nit geshrokn far manslayt.
- But Leitshe, the younger sister, was totally unafraid of men.