מגילה

Hebrew

Root
ג־ל־ל (g-l-l)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic مَجَلَّة (majalla).

Noun

מגילה / מְגִלָּה • (m'gilá) f (plural indefinite מגילות / מְגִלּוֹת, singular construct מגילת / מְגִלַּת־, plural construct מגילות / מְגִלּוֹת־)

  1. scroll
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 2:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה־יָד שְׁלוּחָה אֵלָי וְהִנֵּה־בוֹ מְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר׃
      Va-er'é, v-hinéi yad sh'luḥá elái, v'hinéi vo m'gilát séfer.
      And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein.
  2. megillah, the scroll of Esther
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Megillah 2:4:
      הַכֹּל כְּשֵׁרִין לִקְרוֹת אֶת הַמְּגִלָּה, חוּץ מֵחֵרֵשׁ, שׁוֹטֶה, וְקָטָן.
      Ha-kol k'sherín liqrót et ha-M'gilá, ḥutz me-ḥéresh, shoṭé, v-qatán.
      All are acceptable to read the Scroll of Esther, except for a deaf-mute, an idiot, and a minor.

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מגילה (m'gilá)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈɡɪɫə/

Noun

מגילה • (megile) f, plural מגילות (megiles)

  1. megillah
  2. scroll
  3. a lengthy document or long story
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