מצליח

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
צ־ל־ח‎ (ṣ-l-ḥ)

The adjective follows from the verb.

Adjective

מַצְלִיחַ • (matzlíakh) (feminine מַצְלִיחָה‎, masculine plural מַצְלִיחִים‎, feminine plural מַצְלִיחוֹת‎)

  1. Successful.
    • Genesis 39:2:
      […] וַיְהִי אִישׁ מַצְלִיחַ […]
      […] vay'hí ish matzlíakh […]
      […] and he was a prosperous man; […] [1]

Verb

מַצְלִיחַ • (matzlíakh)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הצליח‎ (hitzlíakh).

References
  1. Authorized King James translation (1611).

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מַצְלִיחַ‎ (matzlíakh).

Participle

מצליח • (matsliekh)

  1. Only used in מצליח זײַן‎ (matsliekh zayn)
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