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ela mai - Jewish English Lexicon

Definitions

  • conj. 'Therefore, the previous assertion was incorrect'.

Example Sentences

  • “If your svara were right, pigs would be kosher; ela mai you're wrong.” (Weiser)

  • "Legabei what else do you want to be an entrepreneur? Money..? Nu, that’s a gvir! Ela may, kovod" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Aramaic
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • A אלא מאי > Y אלא מאַי ele may 'but, what then?'

    • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      ela may, ela mei, ela mey

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