On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:33:54 EST, IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote:
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>In a message dated 11/28/2007 6:12:43 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>shmuel writes:
>>...mazal is actually constellation. AFAIK the word came into Hebrew from
>Farsi.
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>Wikipedia to the rescue: _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazel_tov_
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazel_tov)
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Why does AOL insist on garbling your URLs (and Ed F's)?
Two forms, and neither works. Repaired:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazel_tov
>The original word "mazal" refers to a constellation of stars in the sky.
>"Tov" means "good." The phrase literally is wishing a good constellation of
>stars, or sign of the Zodiac, upon the wishee. The origin of the concept is
>the ancient belief that stars control human destiny, which is still extant and
>known as astrology.
>
Cf. the etymology of "disaster".
What will Fridays be like without Darren?
-- gil
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