"מזל־טובֿ" meaning in Yiddish

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈmazɫ̩ˌtɔv/ Forms: mazl-tov [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál, “star, constellation; fate, luck”) + טוֹב (tov, “good”); literally “good stars, good luck”. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|מַזָּל||star, constellation; fate, luck|tr=mazál}} Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál, “star, constellation; fate, luck”), {{m|he|טוֹב||good|tr=tov}} טוֹב (tov, “good”), {{root|yi|he|נ־ז־ל|ט־ו־ב}} Head templates: {{head|yi|interjection|head=מזל־טובֿ|tr=mazl-tov}} מזל־טובֿ • (mazl-tov)
  1. a general good wish on a happy occasion
    Sense id: en-מזל־טובֿ-yi-intj-uSYUa3LL Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 92 8
  2. congratulations
    Sense id: en-מזל־טובֿ-yi-intj-5YwfXCLB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: מזל טובֿ (mazl tov)

Alternative forms

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        }
      ],
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          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: מזל טוב",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Hebrew: מזל טוב"
    }
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    "Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root ט־ו־ב",
    "Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root נ־ז־ל",
    "Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    }
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    },
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        "a general good wish on a happy occasion"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmazɫ̩ˌtɔv/"
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