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mazal tov
Hebrew · medieval
"good luck, a good star"
literally good luck, or more precisely a good constellation, wishing someone fortune
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mazel tov
English · 1800s
"congratulations, an expression of good wishes"
adopted through Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities as a congratulatory phrase
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