amol

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Pronunciations

amol (ah-MOL)
amol (ah-MAWL) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. "In past times: formerly, once" (Weiser).

  • adv. "With sporadic frequency, occasionally" (Weiser).

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אַ מאָל a mol 'formerly; sometime'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

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