לגמרי

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־מ־ר (g-m-r)

Borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic לְגַמְרֵי (ləḡamrē), alternative form of לְגַמְרֵיהּ (ləḡamrēh, literally “to its conclusion”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leˈɡam.re/

Adverb

לְגַמְרֵי • (legámre)

1. totally, completely, entirely

   אַתָּה צוֹדֵק לְגַמְרֵי.

   atá tzodék legámre.

   You are completely right.

References

• “לגמרי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language