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סבתא

SAV-ta

Phonetics · SAV-ta

Grandma; in "lech al savta sheli" — baloney, pull the other one.

Register: casual · playfulPart of speech: noun (f.)Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)Root ס.ב.ב (kinship: sav/savta)

"Grandma" — and in "lech al savta sheli" ("go tell my grandma"), baloney: I don't buy it.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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