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Hebrew
Noun
מַעֲרָכָה • (ma'arakha) f (plural indefinite מַעֲרָכוֹת)
- An act of a play.
- A battle, a campaign; also used figuratively.
- (sports) A set: a portion of a tournament.
- (taxonomy) A division, a phylum: a taxon below the rank of a kingdom and above that of a class.
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מַעֲרָכָה.
Noun
מערכה • (marokhe) f
- fate, plight
1945, Max Weinreich, YIVO Bleter:איך האָב זיך יעמאָלט באַלד פֿאַרגעדענקט, אַז די דאָזיקע וווּנדערלעכע פֿאָרמולירונג פֿון דער סאָציאַלער מערכה פֿון ייִדיש מוז איך ברענגען צו אַ גרויסן עולם.- ikh hob zikh yemolt bald fargedenkt, az di dozike vunderlekhe formulirung fun der sotsyaler marokhe fun yidish muz ikh brengen tsu a groysn oylem.
- From that very time I made sure to remember that I must convey this wonderful formulation of the social plight of Yiddish to a large audience.