ערלה

Hebrew

Noun

עָרְלָה • (orlá) f (singular construct עָרְלַת־)

1. defective spelling of עורלה

Adjective

עֲרֵלָה • (arelá)

1. feminine singular indefinite form of עָרֵל (arél).
   • Tanach, Jeremiah 6:10, with translation of the King James Version:

     הִנֵּה עֲרֵלָה אָזְנָם וְלֹא יוּכְלוּ לְהַקְשִׁיב

     hiné arelá oznám v'ló yuch'lú l'hakshív

     behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עורלה (orlá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁɫə/

Noun

ערלה • (orle) f, plural ערלות (orles)

1. (anatomy) foreskin

Further reading

• “ערלה”, in Searchable Yiddish-English dictionary‎^[1], University of Kentucky, 2024 July 11 (last accessed)
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “foreskin”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 274