גלות

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ג־ל־ה (g-l-h)

From גָּלָה (galá, to be exiled) +‎ ־וּת (-út). Compare Aramaic גָּלוּתָא (gālūṯā), Classical Syriac ܓܠܘܬܐ (gālūṯā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

גָּלוּת (galútf (plural indefinite גלויות / גָּלֻיּוֹת)

  1. exile
  2. diaspora
  3. (especially in the plural) exiled community

Related terms[edit]

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew גָּלוּת (galút).

Noun[edit]

גלות (golesf

  1. exile
  2. diaspora

Derived terms[edit]