Yeshivish glossary term
mima nafshach
ממה נפשך
Meaning
- either way
- whichever way you look at it
- on either possibility
Alternate spellings
mimah nafshach, mah nafshach, mima nafshoch
Usage and context
Used when an argument reaches the same conclusion regardless of which of two alternatives is assumed.
- Category
- Gemara expression
- Language origin
- Aramaic
Example in Yeshivish
Mima nafshach, either possibility leads to the same result.
Plain-English example
Either way, both possibilities lead to the same result.