"אוי" meaning in Hebrew

See אוי in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-אוי.wav Forms: אוֹי [canonical], oy [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|he|interjection|head=אוֹי|tr=oy}} אוֹי • (oy)
  1. oh, alas, woe, oy Synonyms: אֲהָהּ [Biblical], וַי Derived forms: אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי (óy va'avóy) Related terms: אֲהָהּ (ahá)
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