The definition of mazel tov is the Hebrew expression of congratulations.
(interjection)An example of mazel tov is what is said after a Jewish wedding.
See mazel tov in Webster's New World College Dictionary
interjection
interjection
Origin: Heb (often via Yiddish) < māzal, luck + tōv, good
See mazel tov in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also ma·zal tov
interjectionOrigin:
Origin: Mishnaic Hebrew mazzāl ṭôb, good luck
Origin: : mazzāl, constellation, destiny (ultimately from Akkadian manzaltu, mazzaztum, position of a star, from izuzzu, to stand; see ḏwḏ1 in Semitic roots)
Origin: + ṭôb, good; see ṭyb in Semitic roots
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