Pronunciations

Definitions

• interj. 'Be silent and let it be'; an expression used to ward off the evil eye when discussing good news. 

Languages of Origin

• Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

• سكت وخليها skǝt wu-xǝllī-ha

Who Uses This

• Iraqi: Jews with ancestry in Iraq

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• None

Alternative Spellings

skit wa khaliya, skit w'khaliya, skit wakhaliya, skit wkhaliya, skit wa khaliheh, skit wa khalihe, skit w'khaliheh, skit w'khalihe, skit wa'khaliheh, skit wa'khalihe, skit wakhaliheh, skit wakhalihe, skut wa khaliya, skut wa khalihe, skut wa khaliha, skit wa khaliye, skit wa khaliyeh, skit we kheliye, skit wa kheliyah, skut we khaliha, skut w'khaliha