"מזל־טובֿ" meaning in Yiddish

See מזל־טובֿ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈmazɫ̩ˌtɔv/ Forms: מזל־טוב ֿ [canonical], mazl-tov [romanization], מזל טובֿ [alternative]
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”), {{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): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 88 12
  2. congratulations
    Sense id: en-מזל־טובֿ-yi-intj-5YwfXCLB

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "mazzeltof",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: mazzeltof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: mazzeltof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mazel tov",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mazel tov",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mazel tov"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "מזל טוב",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: מזל טוב",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: מזל טוב"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "he",
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        "4": "",
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        "tr": "mazál"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál, “star, constellation; fate, luck”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
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        "4": "ט־ו־ב"
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      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "מזל־טוב ֿ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazl-tov",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מזל טובֿ",
      "roman": "mazl tov",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "interjection",
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          "_dis": "65 35",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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        "a general good wish on a happy occasion"
      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "congratulations"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "congratulations",
          "congratulations"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmazɫ̩ˌtɔv/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish interjections",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew",
    "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 non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: mazzeltof",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: mazzeltof"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "mazel tov",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mazel tov",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mazel tov"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "מזל טוב",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: מזל טוב",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: מזל טוב"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "he",
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        "4": "",
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        "tr": "mazál"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "he",
        "3": "נ־ז־ל",
        "4": "ט־ו־ב"
      },
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      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mazl-tov",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מזל טובֿ",
      "roman": "mazl tov",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      },
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  ],
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        "a general good wish on a happy occasion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "congratulations"
      ],
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        [
          "congratulations",
          "congratulations"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmazɫ̩ˌtɔv/"
    }
  ],
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}

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