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Hebrew
Etymology
Passive participle of תלה (talá). In the figurative sense, compare English hang.
Pronunciation
Adjective
תָּלוּי • (talúi) (feminine תְּלוּיָה, masculine plural תְּלוּיִים, feminine plural תְּלוּיוֹת)
- (literally, of a thing) Hanging, suspended, or hung (on or from something).
- גֶּשֶׁר תָּלוּי ― gésher talúi ― suspension bridge
- תָּלוּי עַל קוֹלָב ― talúi 'al koláv ― hanging on a clothes hanger
- (specifically, of a person or body) Hanged: having been hanged.
- תָּלוּי עַל צְלָב ― talúi 'al tslav ― crucified (literally, “hanged on a cross”)
- (figuratively) Dependent, contingent, depending (on something).
- הַכֹּל תָּלוּי בָּהֶם. ― hakól talúi bahém. ― It's all up to them.
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