havamina
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Definitions

  • n. An assumption.

  • n. A dream.

  • n. Rationale.

  • n. Suspicion.

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Example Sentences

  • “My havamina was that I could get away with it without getting caught." (Weiser)

  • “I once had a havamina to go around the world by boat and train.” (Weiser)

  • “What was your havamina when you yelled at the Mashgiach?” (Weiser)

  • “The check was a real surprise; I never had a havamina that anyone had collected money to help me out." (Weiser)

  • "What is the havamina that the gvir should write a new check?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Aramaic

Etymology

  • הוה אמינא

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      havaminah

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