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Mizrahi

Mizrahi

7.9
Relating to Jews from Middle Eastern or North African countries
  • adjective
  • /mɪˈzræhi/
translation icon : mizrají
  • Many Mizrahi Jews celebrate holidays with music and customs from their ancestral countries.

Examples

  • The Mizrahi community has preserved many unique culinary traditions from the Middle East.

  • She wore a beautiful dress inspired by Mizrahi designs at the cultural event.

  • The Mizrahi community has a rich cultural heritage.

  • Many Mizrahi Jews celebrate unique traditions.

  • The Mizrahi community has preserved many unique culinary traditions from the Middle East.

  • Many Mizrahi Jews celebrate holidays with music and customs from their ancestral countries.

  • She wore a beautiful dress inspired by Mizrahi designs at the cultural event.

Surface Forms

Mizrahi positive

Etymology

Mizrahi comes from the Hebrew root mizrah, which means 'east', so it originally meant 'eastern' and today describes things related to Jews from the Middle East or North Africa.