"שלימיל" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: shlimil [romanization]
Etymology: Unknown. One proposed etymology is that it comes from Hebrew שלא מועיל (“who is not helpful”), though such an etymology would be expected to yield *shloyml or *shlemoyl. Another is that it comes from the Biblical figure Shelumiel ben Tzurishadai, though it is unknown how he would have come to be associated with bungling. Etymology templates: {{unk|yi}} Unknown, {{bor|yi|he|שלא מועיל|t=who is not helpful}} Hebrew שלא מועיל (“who is not helpful”) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=shlimil}} שלימיל • (shlimil) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|tr=shlimil}} שלימיל • (shlimil) m
  1. ineffectual, inept person, bungler Wikipedia link: Shelumiel
    Sense id: en-שלימיל-yi-noun-U2P-N9DM Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations

Download JSON data for שלימיל meaning in Yiddish (2.3kB)

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