wakka mazzalem
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Pronunciations

wakka mazzalem (WAH-kah mah-ZAH-lem) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. 'May their luck run out.'

Example Sentences

  • "He’s winning again? Ugh, wakka mazzalem."

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Languages of Origin

  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • Textual Hebrew מזל ‘luck’ > Judeo-Iraqi Arabic waqaˁ mǝzzāl-ǝm

      • Who Uses This

      • Iraqi: Jews with ancestry in Iraq

      Regions

      • Great Britain

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      Alternative Spellings

      wakka mazzalam, waka mazalam, wakka mazalam

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