to be memayet

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Definitions

  • v. To preclude.

Example Sentences

  • “I specifically said to eat fruit to be memayet junk food.” (Weiser)

  • "So how could the Gem. ask 'Minyana Lemiutey may'; it wasn't meant to be 'memayet' anything; perhaps it was said this way, so that it should be easily memorized and repeated!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • ממעט

      • 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).

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