zol zayn azoy

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Definitions

  • interj. So be it; it is what it is.

Example Sentences

  • "Vision without action is a daydream, Action without vision is a nightmare. Zol zayn azoy." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זאָל זײַן אַזוי zol zayn azoy, lit. '(it) will be that way'

      • 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

      zol zain azoy, zol zein azoy, zol zeyn azoy, zol zeyn azoi, zol zein azoi, zol zain azoi, zol zayn azoi

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