alya ve-kots ba

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Pronunciations

alya ve-kots ba (AHL-yah veh-KAWTS bah) listen

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Definitions

  • sent. There's just one little problem.

  • n. A mixed blessing.

Example Sentences

  • "It's an alya ve-kots ba."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • אַלְיָה וְקוֹץ בָּהּ, lit. 'a sheep's tail with a thorn in it'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      alya vekots ba, alya ve'kots ba, alya ve-kotz ba, alya ve'kotz ba, alya vekotz ba

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