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אולם

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Conjunction

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אוּלָם (ulám)

  1. But.
    • Levi Eshkol:
      אינני יודע אם אהיה שר חקלאות טוב, אולם דבר אחד אני יכול להבטיח – אצלי גשמים ירדו כסידרם.
      einéni yodéa im ehyé sar-khakla'út tóv, ulám davár ekhád aní yakhól l'havtíakh – ets'lí g'shamím yer'dú k'sid'rám.
      I don't know if I will be a good agriculture minister, but one thing I can promise is that on my land, rain will fall regularly.
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Etymology 2

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Root
א־ל־ם (ʾ-l-m)

Noun

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אוּלָם (ulámm (plural indefinite אולמות, singular construct אוּלַם־, plural construct אולמות־)

  1. A hall: a large room, an arena, a salon.
    אוּלַם אוּסִישְׁקִין הָיָה אוּלַם כַּדּוּרְסַל אֲשֶׁר שִׁמֵּשׁ כְּאוּלַם הַבַּיִת שֶׁל הַפּוֹעֵל תֵּל אָבִיב.
    'ulám usíshkin hayá 'ulám kadursál 'ashér shimésh k'ulám habáyit shel hapo'él tel avív.
    The Ussishkin Arena was a basketball arena that served as the home arena for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Usage notes
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  • In addition to the plural forms אולמות (ulamót) given above, the regular forms אולמים (ulamím), אולמי (ulaméi-) are attested as well. They are not nearly as common, however.
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