מחילה

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ח־ל־ל (kh-l-l)

Noun

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מחילה / מְחִלָּה • (m'khilá) f [pattern: מַקְטֵלָה]

  1. cavity, burrow

Etymology 2

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Root
מ־ח־ל (m-kh-l)

Noun

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מְחִילָה • (m'khilá) f [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. remission (e.g. of debt)
  2. (formal) forgiveness
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Interjection

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מְחִילָה • (m'khilá)

  1. (formal) excuse me, pardon (i.e. for disrupting)
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References

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  • “מחלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “מחילה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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