מחיה
Hebrew
editVerb
editמְחַיֶּה • (meḥayé)
מְחַיָּה • (meḥayá)
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- מעכײַע (mekhaye) — Soviet phonetic spelling
Etymology
editFrom Hebrew מְחַיֶּה (meḥayéh, “he revives”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editמחיה • (mekháye) n
- a pleasure, a joy
- 1947, Aaron Lebedeff (lyrics and music), “רומעניע, רומעניע [Roumania, Roumania]” (78 RPM), Broadway, NY: Banner Records, →OCLC, accompanied by Abe Ellstein and his Orchestra:
- אײַ, ס׳איז אַ מחיה, בעסער קען ניט זײַן!
- Ay, s'iz a mekhaye, beser ken nit zayn!
- Oh, it's a pleasure, there is no better!
- resurrection