מילה

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Root
מ־ו־ל (m-w-l)

Noun

מִילָה (miláf (plural indefinite מִילוֹת, singular construct מִילַת־)

  1. circumcision
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
מ־ל־ל (m-l-l)

Compare Aramaic מִלְּתָא.

Noun

מילה / מִלָּה (miláf (plural indefinite מילים / מִלִּים, singular construct מילת / מִלַּת־, plural construct מילות / מִלּוֹת־)

  1. (semantics) word
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μελία (melía).

Noun

מֵילָה (meláf (plural indefinite מֵילוֹת, singular construct מֵילַת־)

  1. ash (tree)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מִילָה (milá).

Noun

מילה (milef

  1. circumcision
  2. penis (of a Jew)
    Synonyms: אבֿר (eyver), יונג (yung), בחור (bokher), שמעקל (shmekl), דער קליינער (der kleyner)

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