matzliach

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Pronunciations

matzliach (mah-TZLEE-ach) listen

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Definitions

  • v. ('to be matsliach') To thrive, prosper.

  • adj. Succesful.

Example Sentences

  • "Kol Hakavod. You should be matzliach in all you do."

  • "As soon as he began to be matzliach in his business, the yeshiva sent someone to him to collect." (Weiser)

  • "They were matzliach in collecting enough money to start the new building." (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מצליח matsliach 'succeed' > English usage with verb "be" calqued from Yiddish periphrastic verb מצליח־זײַן matsliekh-zayn '(to) be successful'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      matsliach, matzliech, matsliech, matzliakh, matsliakh, matzliekh, matsliekh, matzliah, matsliah, matzlieh, matslieh

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