לוויה
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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ל־ו־ה (l-w-h) |
Compare Aramaic לווייתא.
Noun
לוויה \\ לְוָיָה • (l'vayá) f
- funeral
Further reading
- Klein, Ernest (1987), “לְוָיָה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 296c
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew לְוָיָה (l'vayá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɫəˈvajə/, /ɫəˈvaɪ̯ə/
Noun
לוויה • (levaye) f, plural לוויות (levayes)
- funeral