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Aramaic
Etymology
Cognate with Hebrew עוֹלָם (ʿōlām), Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).
Noun
עָלְמָא • (ʿāləmā) m (plural עָלְמַיָּא (ʿāləmayyā), absolutive עָלַם (ʿālam))
- eternity, forever
- Kaddish:
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא- yəhē šəmēh rabbā məḇāraḵ ləʿālam ūləʿāləmē ʿāləmayyā
- May His great name be blessed forever and all eternity.
- world
- Kaddish:
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ- yiṯgaddal wəyiṯqaddaš šəmēh rabbā bəʿāləmā dī ḇərā ḵirʿūṯēh
- May His great name be exalted and sanctified in the world that He created according to His will.
- nation, people