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Oy vey (Yiddish: אױ װײ) is a Yiddish phrase expressing dismay or exasperation. Also spelled oy vay, oy veh, or oi vey, and often abbreviated to oy, the expression may be translated as "oh, woe!" or "woe is me!" Its Hebrew equivalent is oy vavoy (אוי ואבוי, óy va'avóy).
Well, to me, the 'oy' is plausible enough to be included, as a note at least, but the 'avoy' is definitely too much of a stretch. There are no sources indicating that "oy avoy" was ever used as a phrase prior to the Yiddish "oy vey", and there are no sources indicating an evolution of the word "avoy" to "vey".
Oi / ɔɪ / is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Indian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, Tamil, Hindi/Urdu, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the attention of another person or to express surprise ...
Mir Munshi, from the Arabic Amir-i-Munshi, 'commander of the secretaries', is the Chief Secretary of the Foreign Office. Mir Umrao , from the Arabic Amir ul-Umara , 'commander of commanders': a senior military officer ranking below a Sardar and charged with the command of a fort and surrounding territories, the training and equipment of ...
Mir is a given name. In the majority of cases it is the name originated in the Indian subcontinent. It can also be a part of a two-part given name, such as Mir-Hasan or Mir-Fatah. A number of historical persons are commonly referred by the name starting with honorific "Mir". Notable people with the name starting with "Mir" include:
Syed Ali Jawad Zaidi (10 March 1916 – 6 December 2004) was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and author of over 80 books in several languages. [1] He was also an Indian independence activist, [2] lawyer and later a civil servant, [3] but is best known for his work in Urdu literature.
Laufey (pronounced Lay-vay) is captivating Gen Z by writing and singing music that almost sounds like it could be from Gen WWII. Go figure, and go marvel. But the 24-year-old has always ...
In Urdu (Urdu: عامر) the name has the same meaning as the original in Arabic, meaning ‘prince”. In Pashto (Pashto: امير) the name comes to mean ‘leader’ or ‘boss’. In Hebrew, when spelt אמיר the name means crown (treetop). When spelt עמיר the name means a small sheaf or bundle (of grain, usually wheat or barley) [1]