mamish

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Pronunciations

mamesh (MAH-mish) listen
mamash (mah-MAHSH) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. Really, truly; to a high degree.

Example Sentences

  • "I was mamash excited to see you at the party."

  • "...and you know, Estelle, it was mamash a miracle that no one got killed..." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH ממש > MH ממש mamásh, Y ממש mámesh

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      mamesh, mamash, mammash

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