תלוי

Hebrew

Etymology

Passive participle of תלה (talá), from the root ת־ל־ה (t-l-). In the figurative sense, compare English hang.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli) IPA: /taˈluj/, /taˈlui/

Adjective

תָּלוּי (talúi) m sg indef. (f sg indef. תלויה, m pl indef. תלויים, f pl indef. תלויות)

1. (literally, of a thing) Hanging, suspended, or hung (on or from something).

   גשר תלוי — gésher talúi — suspension bridge

   תלוי על קולב — talúi al koláv — hanging on a clothes hanger

2. (specifically, of a person or body) Hanged: having been hanged.

   תלוי על צלב — talúi al tslav — crucified (literally hanged on a cross)

3. (figuratively) Dependent, contingent, depending (on something).

   הכל תלוי בהם. — hakól talúi bahém. — It's all up to them.

Derived terms

• ‎גשר תלוי ‎(gésher talúi)‎