Definitions

• interj. An expression of hope that something happen to oneself.
  

• interj. An expression of joy that something has happened to oneself; how lucky I am.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• אַזאַ יאָר אױף מיר aza yor oyf mir, lit. 'such a year upon me'
  

Who Uses This

• Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

Alternative Spellings

azah yor af mir, aze yor af mir, azeh yor af mir, aza yor oyf mir, aza yor oif mir