LL-L "Etymology" 2008.01.22 (06) [D/E]

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From: Dick Visscher <hgsvisscher at hotmail.com>
Subject: L-L "Etymology" 2008.01.21 (05) [D]

Beste Luc,

Hartelijk dank! Een zeer gedegen overzicht.

Dick

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From: Ronald Veenker <veenker at atmc.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2008.01.20 (08) [E]

Mark,

I love the story about the three Yids below.  I have heard it before,
but without the inclusion of the nebbish.  Delightful.

Just for the fun of it, etymologically speaking, the Hebrew _mazal_ is
derived from the Babylonian word _manzazzu_ "constellation."  I wish I
could trace that for you, but my Assyrian Dictionary is currently in
storage.  I used to be to account for the _lamed_ in mazal... can you
or Ron help me with this one?

Ron Veenker
Holden Beach North Carolina

> The hypothesis of שלא מזלshelo mazâlis the one I learned about first,

Ronald Veenker
"Now and Zen"
623 Ocean Boulevard West
Holden Beach, NC 28462-1805
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