Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew הִתְלַהֲבוּת.

Noun

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התלהבֿות (hislayvesn, plural התלהבֿותן (hislayvesn)

  1. enthusiasm, ardor

References

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  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “ardor”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 18