Yuval Holtzman

English-Hebrew #translator and proofreader. I tweet in English about #language, #etymology, #linguistics and #translation. Some replies may be in Hebrew. he/him

[Yuval Holtzman @Yuvalhol]

Douglas Adams' take on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis:
#linguistics #quote

[Yeheli @fireoway]

עלק מגניב ומעריץ אני בוכה

[Yuval Holtzman @Yuvalhol]

@omg_dora Parei-doll-ia 😄

[Hebrew Words @HebreWords]

The Hebrew word for "skirt" is חֲצָאִית (xa-tsa-IT). This noun is actually a feminine adjectival form of the Hebrew word for "half" חֲצִי (xa-TSI) since it was born by clipping the short-lived phrase שִׂמְלָה חֲצָאִית ("half dress").

[Yuval Holtzman @Yuvalhol]

"Fear is the mind killer, that perches in the soul" #quote #Dune #poetry

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@HebreWords The word is still used widely for wreath in addition to bouquet.

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The Ancient Greek word for “laymen” ῐ̓δῐώτης (idiṓtēs) entered Hebrew twice: Once in antiquity as הֶדְיוֹט (Mishnah Yoma 7:5) and once in the 20th century via English as אִידְיוֹט.

[Yuval Holtzman @Yuvalhol]

I thought it was weird enough that the #Hebrew words for man (ish) and woman (iSHA) have unrelated #etymology, but #TodayILearned their inherent misogyny: it's likely that ish meant "strong", and iSHA meant "weak". Great article in Hebrew by @elongilad: https://t.co/aU1VoYdzyJ

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@LangPol_JER @miri_munn There are two th sounds, the voiced one (in smoothie) and the unvoiced one (in Bluetooth). Obviously, the voiced one more closely resembles the voiced z, and the unvoiced one more closely resembles the unvoiced s. These two are more colloquial. The t option is historical.

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@erinscafe In Hebrew we have "אישה נעלה נעלה נעלה, נעלה את הדלת בפני בעלה" (iSHA na'aLA na'aLA na'aLA, na'aLA et haDElet pifNEY ba'aLA), meaning "a noble woman put on her shoe, (and then) shut the door in her husband's face."

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

The words for horse and car share a common route. Source: https://t.co/EeHQBlwgAM

[Yuval Holtzman @Yuvalhol]

@LangPol_JER @laidbacklang It is called kruchit because that is also the strictly Hebrew name of the pastry.

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@elongilad I've seen this going around, and I'm very curious what happened there.

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@LangPol_JER Some also use timsah in Hebrew for "alligator," to differentiate it from "crocodile," but I believe this semantic distinction was never "officially" ratified.

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@LangPol_JER I haven't heard such usage, but that sounds likely

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@LangPol_JER "Chips" is used widely both for French fries and potato chips. Tapuchips is Lays potato chips. The Hebrew Academy calls the former tuganim, from the root for frying, which no one seriously uses.

[Yuval Holtzman @Yuvalhol]

@fakehistoryhunt lol, what did you put into Google Translate to make this? It says "Friend, nice dick. Great 'shape.'" in Modern Hebrew.

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@LangPol_JER Yeah, gavririyut was coined online as a translation for Fragile Masculinity a few years back.

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@ish_works "equal pair of shins triangle"

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@aharoni @daanvanesch That's outside my purview, and I have no idea 😅

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@galileoosh מזעזע. דיווחתי