iluyish

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Definitions

  • adj. Brilliant.

Example Sentences

  • “The pshat doesn't shtim with the girsa, but the svara is iluyish.” (Weiser)

  • "Every pshat I suggested in the sugyah he would destroy with several pointed questions and then give his own 'iluyish' pshat that did not sit well with me." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH עילױש > Y עילױיִש iluish 'young and brilliant

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      iluyishe, iluish, iluishe

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