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Dec 10, 2001 03:43
23 yrs ago
English term

happy

Non-PRO English to Hebrew Other
Happy Hanukka in Hebrew
Proposed translations (Hebrew)
5 +1 same'akh
5 Hanukka sameah or Hag Urim sameah
5 Hanukka sameah or Hag Urim sameah

Proposed translations

+1
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same'akh

The whole phrase would be 'khanuka same'akh'. You use the masculine form of 'happy' (female = smekha), since the implied noun is 'khag', i.e. festival: you can say 'khag khanuka same'akh', or without the 'khag': 'khanuka same'akh'.

By coincidence, all 3 words have the sound 'kh', pronounced like the Scottish 'ch' in 'loch' or the Hebrew/Yiddish 'chutzpah' (NOT like 'ch' in 'cheap').
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agree Dana Cohen
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1 day 6 hrs

Hanukka sameah or Hag Urim sameah

Sameah(m)/smeha(f) = happy
"urim" is a form of plural of "or" which means "light" since Hanukka is among others a holiday of the light.
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1 day 6 hrs

Hanukka sameah or Hag Urim sameah

Sameah(m)/smeha(f) = happy
"urim" is a form of plural of "or" which means "light" since Hanukka is among others a holiday of the light.
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