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Where does “חלילה” come from?

חלילה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew חָלִילָה.

חלילה (Yiddish): God forbid, heaven forbid

Definitions

  1. God forbid, heaven forbid

Ancestry of “חלילה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחָלִילָה—
Every word from Hebrew חָלִילָה →