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===Etymology=== |
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Unknown. One proposed etymology is that it comes from {{bor|yi|he|[[ש]][[לא]] [[מועיל]]|t=who is not helpful}}, though such an etymology would be expected to yield ''*shloyml'' or ''*shlemoyl''. Another is that it comes from the Biblical figure {{w|Shelumiel|Shelumiel ben Tzurishadai}}, though it is unknown how he would have come to be associated with bungling.<ref>[https://www.balashon.com/2009/12/shlemiel.html Balashon - Hebrew Language Detective - shlemiel]</ref> |
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From {{bor|yi|he|[[ש]][[לא]] [[מועיל]]|t=who is not helpful}}. |
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* {{desc|bor=1|de|Schlemihl}} |
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* {{desc|bor=1|he|שלומיאל|tr=shlumiél}} |
* {{desc|bor=1|he|שלומיאל|tr=shlumiél}} |
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Revision as of 11:26, 20 August 2019
Yiddish
Etymology
Unknown. One proposed etymology is that it comes from Hebrew שלא מועיל (“who is not helpful”), though such an etymology would be expected to yield *shloyml or *shlemoyl. Another is that it comes from the Biblical figure Shelumiel ben Tzurishadai, though it is unknown how he would have come to be associated with bungling.[1]
Noun
שלימיל • (shlimil) m
- ineffectual, inept person, bungler