דווקא

Hebrew

Etymology

From Aramaic דווקא‎ (dawqā, “exactness”), through Yiddish דווקא‎ (davke).

Adverb

דווקא / דַּוְקָא • (dávka)

  1. (colloquial) unexpectedly
  2. (colloquial) just to spite
  3. (colloquial) specifically, precisely
  4. (colloquial) in fact, actually
    • 1996, לימור נחמיאס (Limor Nachmias), “צְבוֹטוֹתִי” (ts'vototi, “Tweedle'dee”), Keter Publishing House Ltd. (2002), →ISBN, page 110:
      ‏“אני דווקא אוהב חזה שנופל.”‎‎
      “aní dávka ohév khazé shenofél.”
      “I actually love sagging breasts.”

Usage notes
  • When a negation directly precedes this word, Aramaic לָאו‎ (lav) is typically used instead of the native Hebrew לֹא‎ (lo), which is used when the negation is in any other position.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Aramaic דווקא‎.

Adverb

דווקא • (dafke)

  1. necessarily
  2. deliberately
  3. precisely
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