ason - Jewish English Lexicon

ason

Definitions

n. A tragedy.

Example Sentences

"Rabbanim have been so open about what an ason this is, and halevi mayba HAKB'H was issuing a personal din to their communities." (source)

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Languages of Origin

Textual Hebrew

Etymology

אָסוֹן

Who Uses This

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

Regions

North America

Dictionaries

None

Alternative Spellings

asone

Notes

Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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