סליחה

sli-KHA

Phonetics · sli-KHA

Sorry; excuse me.

"Sorry; excuse me" — the forgiveness word doing double duty at the supermarket aisle.

Index entry

This entry is part of the 186-word canon. A deep record — etymology, journey, examples — is being researched. Nothing here is filler: what you see is what we can stand behind, with sources below.

Reviewed 2026-07-30

Deep records on the same shelf — greetings & good wishes

שלוםsha-LOM להתראותle-hit-ra-OT מזל טובma-ZAL tov (Israeli) / MA-zel tov (Yiddish-American)ד״שdash

Sources & review

Reviewed 2026-07-30

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