"הלוואי" meaning in Yiddish

See הלוואי in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Forms: halevay [romanization]
Etymology: From Aramaic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|arc}} Aramaic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|yi|particle|tr=halevay}} הלוואי • (halevay)
  1. if only; would that; that it should happen to me (I wish) Synonyms: הלוואַי (halevay)

Alternative forms

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