avtaha

Ladino

Alternative forms

• aftaha

Etymology

From Hebrew אַבְטָחָה.

Noun

avtaha f (Latin spelling)

1. hope
2. faith
3. trust, confidence

Further reading

• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “avtajá”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 71
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “avtajá”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 52