lo aleinu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. may it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Saschajoon-lo aleinu.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Saschajoon-loy oleynu.wav

Word forms

lo aleinu loy aleinu loy aleynu loy oleynu

Etymology

From Yiddish לא־עלינו (loy oleynu) and Hebrew לֹא עָלֵינוּ (“lit. (may it) not [be] upon us”).

Synonyms

Related words

lo aleichem
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.