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Gemara Intro Words
50 Gemara Intro words- part I of II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| תנא/תנאים | Rebbe/Rabbeim from the times of the Mishna |
| אמורא/אמוראים | Rebbe/ Rabbeim from the times of the Gemara |
| עמוד | One side of a page |
| דף | Both sides of the page |
| סוגיא | Topic |
| שקלא וטריא | Give & Take/Discussion |
| שאלה | Question (Information seeking question) |
| קושיא | Difficulty (Information based question) |
| תירוץ | Answer |
| מימרא | Statement |
| ראיה | Proof |
| דחיה | Disproof |
| סתירה | Contradiction/Razing |
| ברייתא | Statement from a Tanna not in the Mishnayos |
| הוא אמינא | What I would have thought |
| מסקנא | Conclusion |
| הכא | Here |
| התם | There |
| ורמינהו | And they asked a contradiction (Tanna on Tanna) |
| תניא | We learnt in a Braisa |
| ...ד | That... |
| כולי עלמא | (lit. The whole world) Everyone |
| תו | More |
| אזיל | Go |
| איבעיא | Ask (2 sided question) |
| ליה | To him |
| להו | To them |
| מהו | What’s the Halacha |
| אם תמצא לומר | If you want to say (option 1) |
| או דילמא | Or perhaps (option 2) |
| חד | One |
| בעי | Ask/Need/Want |
| תא שמע | Come and Hear |
| מיתיבי | They asked a Kasha (from a Tanna) |
| דיוק | Inference |
| שמע מינה | Hear from here/it |
| נמי | Also |
| תנו רבנן | Our Rabbis Taught in a Braisa |
| למימרא | [Does it mean] To Say!? |
| דמי | Similar to |
| קמא | First |
| בתרא | Last |
| איתמר | It was said (Statement; Generally intro to Mach. Amor.) |
| כוותיה | Like him |
| אימא | I will say |
| תימא/לימא/נימא | You will say/ Let’s/We will say |
| תיובתא | K.O. (Knockout) [Up Shlug] |
| ...א | On... |
| בשלמא | It is good |
| איכא/איתא | There is |