Phrase guide

mazel tov

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒf/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒv/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɔf/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɔv/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɑf/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɑv/

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intj

Meaning 1

Used to express congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish מזל־טובֿ (mazl tov), from Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál, “star, constellation; fate, luck”), from Akkadian 𒌓𒁕 (manzaltum) + Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”); literally “good stars, good luck”.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَازَل تُوف (māzal tūf) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Armenian: մազել թով (mazel tʻov) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Armenian: մազալ թով (mazal tʻov) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Catalan: bonastruc — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Dutch: mazzel tov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Dutch: mazzeltof — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Dutch: mazzeltow — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Dutch: mazal tov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Dutch: mazaal tob — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • French: mazeltov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • French: mazaltov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • German: masel tov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • German: masseltopp — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • German: masseltoff — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Hebrew: מַזָּל טוֹב (mazál tov) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Korean: 마잘 토브 (majal tobeu) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Persian: مزل طوب (mazal tôb) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Persian: مزل طوو (mazal tôv) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Polish: mazzal tow — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Russian: маза́ль тов (mazálʹ tov) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Russian: мазль то́в (mazlʹ tóv) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Russian: мазл то́в (mazl tóv) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Serbo-Croatian: мазал тов — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Serbo-Croatian: мазелтов — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Serbo-Croatian: mazal tov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Serbo-Croatian: mazeltov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Spanish: mazel tov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Spanish: mazal tov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Swedish: mazel tov — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Ukrainian: маза́ль тов (mazálʹ tov) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Yiddish: מזל־טובֿ (mazl-tov) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings
  • Yiddish: מזל טובֿ (mazl tov) — (Hebrew/Yiddish) congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings