Judeo-Spanish/Ladino (Istanbul). Additive, conjunctive connective: hem 'and', hem...hem 'both...and' (Turkish): Present, 1
Hem dinsiz sin hem imansiz. | ||||
Hem both.CONJ | dinsiz godless | sin | hem both.CONJ | imansiz faithless |
You are not only lawless but also faithless [Judeo-Spanish speakers from Istanbul use the phrase in Turkish]. |
Type: Published source
Source: Varol Bornes 2008: 454