מחיה

Hebrew

Verb

מְחַיֶּה • (meḥayé)

Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הֶחֱיָה‎ (heḥeyá).

מְחַיָּה • (meḥayá)

Feminine singular present participle and present tense of הֶחֱיָה‎ (heḥeyá).

Yiddish

Alternative forms

מעכײַע‎ (mekhaye) – Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew מְחַיֶּה‎ (meḥayéh, “he revives”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈχaɪ̯ə/

Noun

מחיה • (mekháye) n

a pleasure, a joy
- 1947, Aaron Lebedeff (lyrics and music), “רומעניע, רומעניע [Roumania, Roumania]” (78 RPM), Broadway, NY: Banner Records, OCLC 232876237, accompanied by Abe Ellstein and his Orchestra:
  ‏אײַ, ס׳איז אַ מחיה, בעסער קען ניט זײַן!‎‎
  Ay, s'iz a mekhaye, beser ken nit zayn!
  Oh, it's a pleasure, there is no better!
resurrection

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