Hebrew

Particle

הלוואי \ הַלְוַאי • ‎(hal'váy)

1. if only; would that; that it should happen to me (I wish)

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• הלוואַי ‎(halevay)

Etymology

From Aramaic.

Particle

הלוואי • ‎(halevay)

1. if only; would that; that it should happen to me (I wish)