תלוי

Hebrew

Root
ת־ל־ה‎

Etymology

Passive participle of תלה‎ (talá), from the root ת־ל־ה‎ (t-l-). In the figurative sense, compare English hang.

Pronunciation

Adjective

תָּלוּי • (talúi) (feminine תלויה‎, masculine plural תלויים‎, feminine plural תלויות‎)

  1. (literally, of a thing) Hanging, suspended, or hung (on or from something).
    גשר תלוי — gésher talúi — suspension bridge
    תלוי על קולב — talúi al koláv — hanging on a clothes hanger
  2. (specifically, of a person or body) Hanged: having been hanged.
    תלוי על צלב — talúi al tslav — crucified (literally hanged on a cross)
  3. (figuratively) Dependent, contingent, depending (on something).
    הכל תלוי בהם.‎ — hakól talúi bahém. — It's all up to them.

Derived terms

  • גשר תלוי‎ (gésher talúi)
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