Mizrahi
//mɪzˈɹɑːhi// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Mizrahi Jew.
"In a move aimed at avoiding the mistakes made by many of the Jewish institutions in which students have grown up, the guidebook encourages students creating new Jewish organizations to ensure that “JOCSM (Jews of Color, Sephardi, Mizrahi) feel included and comfortable,” to maintain a “[s]upportive network of closed spaces for marginalized people,” and to directly“[a]cknowledge and confront Ashkenormativity.”"
Adjective
- 1 Of, or relating to Jews of Middle Eastern origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals.
Example
More examples"In Ashkenazi and most forms of Mizrahi Hebrew, the letter tav has two different pronunciations depending on whether a dagesh is present."
Etymology
From Hebrew מזרחי (mizrakhí, “eastern”).
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