Megillahn.

Brit.

/mᵻˈɡɪlə/,

/məˌɡiːˈlɑː/, U.S.

/məˈɡɪlə/

Inflections: Plural Megillahs, Megilloth, Megiloth Brit.

/məˌɡiːˈlɒt/, U.S.

/məˌɡiˈlɔt/.

Forms: 1600s Meghillah, 1600s 1800s– Megilla, 1600s 1800s– Megillah, 1800s– Magillah, 1900s– Magilla, 1900s– Megille, 1900s– Megilleh. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Yiddish. Partly a borrowing from Hebrew. Etymons: Yiddish megile; Hebrew mĕgillāh.

Etymology: < Yiddish megile and its etymon Hebrew mĕgillāh roll, scroll (plural mĕgillōṯ, specifically denoting the five books read on certain notable days) < gālal to roll.

1. Judaism. Each of five books of the Hebrew Scriptures (the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) appointed to be read on certain notable days, esp. the book of Esther, read at the festival of Purim; a copy of any one of these books.Either the singular or plural forms may refer to all five books together.

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Megillah1650

1650 E. Chilmead tr. L. Modena Hist. Rites of Jews iii. x. 165 They read..the whole book of Esther; which they have..in a long Roll..: and this they call..Meghillah, that is to say, Volumen, a Volume, or Roll.

1652 E. Bargishai Brief Compend. Vain Hopes of Jews Messias 17 In the same Talmuth and book Megilla..saith Chennina, when the Messias shall appear, then shall God..shew great honours to the Jews.

1818 Jewish Preceptress 85 After the usual service, the Megilla, or book of Esther, is read.

1836 Nethiboth Olam (Old Path) 26 Feb. 27/1 We request the attention of our readers to the reason given why the reading of the Megillah is more important than any of the commandments.

1857 C. D. Ginsburg Song of Songs 2 This Song is the first of the..five Megiloth, or books which are annually read in the Synagogues.

1926 ‘R. Learsi’ tr. S. Asch Kiddush Ha-Shem 89 Young men drew artistic designs in colors for..Megillahs.

1974 Jewish Chron. 13 Sept. 17/1 A megilla in an engraved casket..was presented to the Brighton and Hove Hebrew Congregation.

1997 H. Epstein Where she came From iii. 42 On Purim, they read the megilla to the women who could not get to town.

2. slang. [With allusion to the length of the Megillah.] A long, tedious, or complicated story; frequently in a whole Megillah [after Yiddish a gantse megile] . Also the whole Megillah: the whole business, the whole thing. Frequently without capital initial.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity > prolix passage > rigmarole

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Megillah1911

1911 M. Glass Abe & Mawruss iii. 111 I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing.

1943 D. O. Selznick Memo 10 July in R. Behlmer Memo from D. O. Selznick (1972) 334 Sydney Guilaroff..was in wrong with the union because of an elaborate megillah.

1950 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pa.) 27 June 7/2 Bing Crosby and Dixie are currently talking it over. Friends hope they'll decide to forget the whole magillah.

1957 L. M. Feinsilver in Chicago Jewish Forum Summer 228/1 A gantse Megillah or ‘a whole Megillah’ has been thrown around by a number of TV personalities..presumably with little idea of the origin of the phrase.

1968 Punch 1 May 626/1 Feeding all the megillah to the papers about his family of Irish Polacks who came over with the Pilgrim Fathers.

1970 S. Sheldon Naked Face (1971) x. 110 ‘Do you know the most peculiar thing about this whole megillah?’ queried Moody thoughtfully.

1991 J. Menick Lingo i. 14 Some day I'm going to be one of the people in charge of the whole magilla.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megillah
释义	Megillahn. Brit. /mᵻˈɡɪlə/, /məˌɡiːˈlɑː/, U.S. /məˈɡɪlə/ Inflections: Plural Megillahs, Megilloth, Megiloth Brit. /məˌɡiːˈlɒt/, U.S. /məˌɡiˈlɔt/. Forms: 1600s Meghillah, 1600s 1800s– Megilla, 1600s 1800s– Megillah, 1800s– Magillah, 1900s– Magilla, 1900s– Megille, 1900s– Megilleh. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Yiddish. Partly a borrowing from Hebrew. Etymons: Yiddish megile; Hebrew mĕgillāh. Etymology: < Yiddish megile and its etymon Hebrew mĕgillāh roll, scroll (plural mĕgillōṯ, specifically denoting the five books read on certain notable days) < gālal to roll. 1. Judaism. Each of five books of the Hebrew Scriptures (the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) appointed to be read on certain notable days, esp. the book of Esther, read at the festival of Purim; a copy of any one of these books.Either the singular or plural forms may refer to all five books together. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Hebrew scripture > [noun] > Megillah Megillah1650 1650 E. Chilmead tr. L. Modena Hist. Rites of Jews iii. x. 165 They read..the whole book of Esther; which they have..in a long Roll..: and this they call..Meghillah, that is to say, Volumen, a Volume, or Roll. 1652 E. Bargishai Brief Compend. Vain Hopes of Jews Messias 17 In the same Talmuth and book Megilla..saith Chennina, when the Messias shall appear, then shall God..shew great honours to the Jews. 1818 Jewish Preceptress 85 After the usual service, the Megilla, or book of Esther, is read. 1836 Nethiboth Olam (Old Path) 26 Feb. 27/1 We request the attention of our readers to the reason given why the reading of the Megillah is more important than any of the commandments. 1857 C. D. Ginsburg Song of Songs 2 This Song is the first of the..five Megiloth, or books which are annually read in the Synagogues. 1926 ‘R. Learsi’ tr. S. Asch Kiddush Ha-Shem 89 Young men drew artistic designs in colors for..Megillahs. 1974 Jewish Chron. 13 Sept. 17/1 A megilla in an engraved casket..was presented to the Brighton and Hove Hebrew Congregation. 1997 H. Epstein Where she came From iii. 42 On Purim, they read the megilla to the women who could not get to town. 2. slang. [With allusion to the length of the Megillah.] A long, tedious, or complicated story; frequently in a whole Megillah [after Yiddish a gantse megile] . Also the whole Megillah: the whole business, the whole thing. Frequently without capital initial. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity > prolix passage > rigmarole Ragman?1507 rat-rane1513 rat-rhyme1553 reavel-ravel1568 paternoster1651 kyrielle1653 rat1671 rigmarolec1736 nominy?1746 Megillah1911 1911 M. Glass Abe & Mawruss iii. 111 I've been listening to all this here Megillah and I ain't said a word nor nothing. 1943 D. O. Selznick Memo 10 July in R. Behlmer Memo from D. O. Selznick (1972) 334 Sydney Guilaroff..was in wrong with the union because of an elaborate megillah. 1950 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pa.) 27 June 7/2 Bing Crosby and Dixie are currently talking it over. Friends hope they'll decide to forget the whole magillah. 1957 L. M. Feinsilver in Chicago Jewish Forum Summer 228/1 A gantse Megillah or ‘a whole Megillah’ has been thrown around by a number of TV personalities..presumably with little idea of the origin of the phrase. 1968 Punch 1 May 626/1 Feeding all the megillah to the papers about his family of Irish Polacks who came over with the Pilgrim Fathers. 1970 S. Sheldon Naked Face (1971) x. 110 ‘Do you know the most peculiar thing about this whole megillah?’ queried Moody thoughtfully. 1991 J. Menick Lingo i. 14 Some day I'm going to be one of the people in charge of the whole magilla. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1650
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