halevay

H4A1L1E1V4A1Y4

conjunction

if only, I wish, I hope

OriginYiddish הלוואי ← Aramaic הלוואי →
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Meanings

conjunction
  1. EnglishJewishJudaismif only, I wish, I hope
interjection
  1. EnglishJewishJudaismif only, I wish, I hope

Origin

  1. Aramaicהלוואי
  2. Yiddishהלוואי“if only, I wish”
  3. Englishhalevay

Borrowed from Yiddish הלוואי (halevay, “if only, I wish”), itself from Aramaic הלוואי.

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APA

halevay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halevay

MLA

“halevay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halevay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halevay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halevay.

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