סליחה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־ל־ח (s-l-kh)

Action noun of סָלַח (salákh, “to forgive, to excuse”), interjection follows from noun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

סְלִיחָה • (slikhá) f (plural indefinite סְלִיחוֹת) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. forgiveness, pardon

Interjection

סְלִיחָה • (slikhá)

1. excuse me, pardon me, sorry