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Yiddish
Alternative forms
- שׂימחה (simkhe)
- סימכע (simkhe) — Soviet phonetic spelling
Etymology
From Hebrew שִׂמְחָה (simkhá).
Pronunciation
Noun
שׂמחה • (simkhe) f, plural שׂמחות (simkhes)
- party, celebration
- יאָסל דער קלעזמער (yosl der klezmer)
אַז יאָסל דער קלעזמער שפּילט אויף אַ שׂמחה, טאַנצט די חבֿרה ווי אַ כוואַליע אין ים.- az yosl der klezmer shpilt oyf a simkhe, tantst di khevre vi a khvalye in yam.
- When Yosl the musician plays at a party, the people dance like a wave in the sea.