MAZEL
PRO: MAH ZIL
emphasis on Mah
LUCK
This can be good luck or bad luck.
Sometimes, a person would say something like:
"Ach, with my mazel, the stock market will crash
just as soon as I buy stocks."
meaning
With my bad luck, I'll buy stocks, and the value will go down.
The word for GOOD LUCK ,
extended to mean
CONGRATULATIONS FOR SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENING
MAZEL TOV
(pro: mah zil tuv)
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