ימח־שמו

From Ashkenazi Hebrew ימח שמו (yimákh shmóy, “may his name be obliterated”), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ (yīmmaḥ šəmō, “may his name be erased”).

• (YIVO, Mideastern, Southeastern) IPA^(key): /jəˈmaχ ˈʃmɔɪ̯/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /jəˈmaχ ˈʃmeɪ̯/

ימח־שמו • (yemakh-shmoy)

1. Traditional Jewish curse, appended to the names of infamous enemies of the Jewish people: May his name be erased.

   Synonyms: ימח־שמו־וזכרו (yemakh-shmoy-vezikhroy), יש״ו (y.sh.v.)

   היטלער, ימח־שמו, איז געשטאָרבן אין בערלין.

   hitler, yemakh-shmoy, iz geshtorbn in berlin.

   Hitler, curse his name, died in Berlin.

• ימח־שמוניק (yemakh-shmoynik, “scoundrel, villain”)

• → English: yimakh shemo, yimakh shemoy