לגמרי

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־מ־ר‎ (g-m-r)

Borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic לְגַמְרֵי‎ (ləḡamrē), alternative form of לְגַמְרֵיהּ‎ (ləḡamrēh, literally “to its conclusion”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leˈɡam.re/

Adverb

לְגַמְרֵי • (legámre)

totally, completely, entirely
‏אַתָּה צוֹדֵק לְגַמְרֵי.‎‎
atá tzodék legámre.
You are completely right.

References

“לגמרי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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