nachala

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Pronunciations

nachala (nah-khah-LAH)

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Definitions

  • n. The Jewish memorial observance of somebody's death. [see notes]

Example Sentences

  • "I cannot express how much it meant to me, when the student rabbi used the word Nachla, when reading the names of those we remember at the anniversary of their passing." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Ladino
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • נַחֲלָה nakhala 'inheritance, legacy'

      • Who Uses This

      • Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      nachla, nachalah, nachlah, nakhala, nakhla, nakhalah, nakhlah, nahala, nahalah, nahla, nahlah

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