תלוי
Hebrew
Root |
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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
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /taˈluj/, /taˈlui/
Adjective
תָּלוּי • (talúi) (feminine תלויה, masculine plural תלויים, feminine plural תלויות)
- (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
- (specifically, of a person or body) Hanged: having been hanged.
- תלוי על צלב — talúi al tslav — crucified (literally hanged on a cross)
- (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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