kumparayena
Pronunciations
kumparayena | (koom-PAH-reh-yeh-nah) | listen |
Definitions
n. A term of endearment meaning 'I will take your place if you are to be sacrificed'.
Example Sentences
"How are you, kumparayena?"
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Languages of Origin
- Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
Etymology
כפרה יאנא or كپّارة يانا kumpāra yāna, lit. 'kapara I will be'; shortening of nəmsi kəppāra ˁălī-k 'I will go as kapara for you'; in reference to the swinging of the sacrificial chicken (kapara) on Yom Kippur, during which one's sins are transferred to the chicken which is then sacrificed. This usage can be understood as meaning: 'I would take your place if you were to be sacrificed as a kapara'.
- Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage
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Alternative Spellings
koomparayena, koomparayenna, kumparayenna, kumparayana, koomparayana, koomparayanna, kumparayanna, parayenna, parayena, parayanna, parayana
Notes
Sometimes shortened to "parayena".
Commonly used by Moroccan mothers and grandmothers.
See also mdurayena, bda'alak ana, mdurayena hadiksifayena, and ghorboonet beram.
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