לחלוטין

Hebrew

Root
ח־ל־ט (kh-l-ṭ)
8 terms

Etymology

Aramaic [Term?]

Adverb

לַחֲלוּטִין • (lakhalutín)

  1. completely, totally

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

Adverb

לחלוטין • (lakhlutn)

  1. 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.

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “לחלוטין” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].