See also: הלוואַי

Hebrew

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From Aramaic [Term?].

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הלוואי / הַלְוַאי (hal'váy)

  1. if only; would that; that it should happen to me (I wish)

Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Aramaic [Term?].

Particle

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הלוואי (halevay)

  1. if only; would that; that it should happen to me (I wish)