לאה

yi-proper noun

לאה • (leye) f, diminutive לאהלע (leyele)

leye (romanization)
leyele (romanization)


רחל

From Hebrew רָחֵל (rakhél). Doublet of רייטשעל (reytshel).


צײַטונג

yi-noun

צײַטונג • (tsaytung) f, plural צײַטונגען (tsaytungen)

tsaytung (romanization)
tsaytungen (romanization)

/ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋɡ/

/ˈt͡saːtɪŋɡ/

From צײַט (tsayt) + ־ונג (-ung). Cognate to German Zeitung.


שלמה

→ Dutch: Sjloume

bor

Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה


נתן

(biblical) Nathan (an Old Testament prophet who advised King David)


משה

משה גרויסע

a stuffed shirt; person who is full of himself


בנימין

From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין.

Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין

(biblical) Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)


רות

(biblical) Ruth (a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh)

(biblical) Ruth (the resident of Moab around whom the text centers)


יונה

yi-proper noun

יונה • (yoyne) m, diminutive יונהלע (yoynele)

yoyne (romanization)
yoynele (romanization)

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yoná, “Jonah”)


שמות

bor

Hebrew שֵׁמוֹת

Five Books of Moses
Five Books of Moses#English

Exodus (second book of the Five Books of Moses)


יהושע

yehoyshue (romanization)
yeshue (romanization)

der

Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ

(biblical) Joshua (the son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure)

Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)


ויקרא

bor

Hebrew וַיִּקְרָא


דוד

(biblical) David, the Biblical son of Jesse and second king of ancient Israel.


יוסף

yosef (romanization)
yoysef (romanization)

(biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)


בראשית

From Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית


ביבל

The Bible, especially the Christian Bible.


קין

From Middle High German gēn. Compare literary German gen (“to”).
# alternative to קיין 'to'
From Hebrew קַיִן (qayin).

(biblical) Cain (the son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel)


יהודה

Hebrew יְהוּדָה

a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude

(biblical) Judah (the fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez)


יצחק

(biblical) Isaac (the son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent)


מרדכי

yi-proper noun

מרדכי • (mordkhe) m, diminutive מרדכילע (mordkhele)

mordkhe (romanization)
mordkhele (romanization)


בלאַט

yi-noun

בלאַט • (blat) n, plural בלעטער (bleter)

blat (romanization)
bleter (romanization)

From Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą (“leaf”).


צײַטשריפֿט

צײַטשריפֿט • (tsaytshrift) f, plural צײַטשריפֿטן (tsaytshriftn)

tsaytshrift (romanization)
tsaytshriftn (romanization)

From צײַט (tsayt, “time”) + שריפֿט (shrift, “writing”).


חנה

yi-proper noun

חנה • (khane) f, diminutive חנהלע (khanele)

khane (romanization)
khanele (romanization)

(biblical) Hannah (mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament)


ביבליאָטעק

yi-noun

ביבליאָטעק • (biblyotek) f, plural ביבליאָטעקן (biblyotekn)

biblyotek (romanization)
biblyotekn (romanization)

From French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē) via contact languages such as Polish/Lithuanian biblioteka, Belarusian бібліятэ́ка (biblijatéka), Russian библиоте́ка (bibliotéka), and Ukrainian бібліоте́ка (bibliotéka).


זשורנאַל

זשורנאַל • (zhurnal) m, plural זשורנאַלן (zhurnaln)

zhurnal (romanization)
zhurnaln (romanization)


אליהו

bor

Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ

(Abrahamism, biblical) Elijah (an Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions)


אחשורוש

From Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ.

אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ

Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ


ארץ־ישׂראל

From Hebrew אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל ('érets yisra'él), from אֶרֶץ ('érets, “land”) + יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

der

אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל

(biblical) the Land of Israel (A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people)


יונתן

(biblical) Jonathan (a son of Saul, first mentioned in 1 Samuel)


אַבֿרהם

yi-proper noun

אַבֿרהם • (avro(e)m) m, diminutive אַבֿרהמל (avreml)

Borrowed from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('avrahám).


שׂרה

yi-proper noun

שׂרה • (sore) f, diminutive שׂרהל (sorl) or שׂרהלע (sorele)

sore (romanization)
sorl (romanization)
sorele (romanization)


יציאת מצרים

From Hebrew יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם (y'tsi'át mitsráyim).

bor

יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם

(biblical) Exodus (the departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses)


ספֿר

yi-noun

ספֿר • (seyfer) m, plural ספֿרים (sforem)

seyfer (romanization)
sforem (romanization)

A book, usually on religious or spiritual topics in Judaism.


אסתּר

yi-proper noun

אסתּר • (ester) f, accusative/dative אסתּרן (estern), diminutive אסתּרל (esterl)

ester (romanization)
estern (romanization)
esterl (romanization)


עשׂו

eysev (romanization)
eysevn (romanization)


קאָכבוך

yi-noun

קאָכבוך • (kokhbukh) n, plural קאָכביכער (kokhbikher)

kokhbukh (romanization)
kokhbikher (romanization)


זאַמלבוך

זאַמלבוך • (zamlbukh) n, plural זאַמלביכער (zamlbikher)

zamlbukh (romanization)
zamlbikher (romanization)

From זאַמלען (zamlen, “collect”) + בוך (bukh, “book”).

compound

anthology (collection of literary works)


פֿילם

yi-noun

פֿילם • (film) m, plural פֿילמען (filmen)


האָליוווּד

head

האָליוווּד • (holivud) m

yi-proper noun

האָליוווּד • (holivud) m


יעקבֿ

From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, with a vestige of the pharyngeal ayin realized as a velar nasal.

bor

Hebrew יַעֲקֹב


המן

From Hebrew הָמָן (hamán), probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /Imāniš/).


רבֿקה

yi-proper noun

רבֿקה • (rivke) f, diminutive רבֿקהלע (rivkele)

rivke (romanization)
rivkele (romanization)


טאָגצײַטונג

yi-noun

טאָגצײַטונגען

טאָגצײַטונג • (togtsaytung) f, plural טאָגצײַטונגען (togtsaytungen)

togtsaytung (romanization)
togtsaytungen (romanization)

daily (a newspaper that is published every day)


טאָגבלאַט

טאָגבלאַט • (togblat) m or n, plural טאָגבלעטער (togbleter)

togblat (romanization)
togbleter (romanization)


העפֿט

העפֿט • (heft) f or n, plural העפֿטן (heftn)

heft (romanization)
heftn (romanization)


מיקראָפֿילם

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מיקראָפֿילם • (mikrofilm) m

yi-noun

מיקראָפֿילמען

מיקראָפֿילם • (mikrofilm) m, plural מיקראָפֿילמען (mikrofilmen)

mikrofilm (romanization)
mikrofilmen (romanization)


האַנטבוך

האַנטבוך • (hantbukh) n, plural האַנטביכער (hantbikher)

hantbukh (romanization)
hantbikher (romanization)


מכּבי

מכּבי • (makabi) m, plural מכּבים (makabem)

makabi (romanization)
makabem (romanization)

bor

Hebrew מַכַּבִּי


אַנטאָלאָגיע

head

אַנטאָלאָגיע • (antologye) f

yi-noun

אַנטאָלאָגיע • (antologye) f, plural אַנטאָלאָגיעס (antologyes)

antologye (romanization)
antologyes (romanization)

From Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”), from ἀνθολογέω (anthologéō, “I gather flowers”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather, pick up, collect”).


שופֿט

yi-noun

שופֿט • (shoyfet) m, plural שופֿטים (shoyftem)

shoyfet (romanization)
shoyftem (romanization)

(biblical) Judge (ruler in ancient Israel)


לידערבוך

לידערבוך • (liderbukh) n, plural לידערביכער (liderbikher)

liderbukh (romanization)
liderbikher (romanization)


טעלעוויזיע

טעלעוויזיע • (televizye) f, plural טעלעוויזיעס (televizyes)

televizye (romanization)
televizyes (romanization)


עשׂרת השבֿטים

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עשׂרת השבֿטים

yi-noun

עשׂרת השבֿטים


טעלעוויזאָר

head

טעלעוויזאָר • (televizor) m

yi-noun

טעלעוויזאָר • (televizor) m, plural טעלעוויזאָרן (televizorn)

televizor (romanization)
televizorn (romanization)

/tɛʎɛˈvɪzɔʁ/

Borrowed from Russian телеви́зор (televízor).

television (device for receiving television signals)


שיר־השירים

From Hebrew שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים.

bor

שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים

Hebrew שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים


אַשכּנז

From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז.

Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז

(biblical) Ashkenaz (a Japhetic patriarch in the Bible)


וועגווײַזער

head

וועגווײַזער • (vegvayzer) m

yi-noun

וועגווײַזער • (vegvayzer) m, plural וועגווײַזערס (vegvayzers)

vegvayzer (romanization)
vegvayzers (romanization)

/ˈvɛɡvaɪ̯zəʁ/

From וועג (veg) + ווײַזער (vayzer); compare German Wegweiser (“signpost”).


אליהו הנבֿיא

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אליהו הנבֿיא

yi-proper noun

אליהו הנבֿיא

From Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא (eliyáhu hanaví, literally “Elijah the prophet”).

bor

אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא


פּראָגראַמוואַרג

head

פּראָגראַמוואַרג • (programvarg) n

yi-noun

פּראָגראַמוואַרג • (programvarg) n

פּראָגראַם (program) + ־וואַרג (-varg). Compare Norwegian Bokmål programvare, Swedish programvara.

af

פּראָגראַם (program) + ־וואַרג (-varg)


ווייכוואַרג

head

ווייכוואַרג • (veykhvarg) n

yi-noun

ווייכוואַרג • (veykhvarg) n

ווייך (veykh) + ־וואַרג (-varg), as a calque of English software.


קאָנטראָל־שטעקל

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קאָנטראָל־שטעקל

yi-noun

קאָנטראָל־שטעקל

קאָנטראָל־שטעקל • (kontrol-shtekl) n, plural קאָנטראָל־שטעקלעך (kontrol-shteklekh)

kontrol-shtekl (romanization)
kontrol-shteklekh (romanization)

(neologism) joystick (mechanical control device)


ליכטבילד

ליכטבילד • (likhtbild) n, plural ליכטבילדער (likhtbilder)

likhtbild (romanization)
likhtbilder (romanization)

ליכט (likht) + בילד (bild), literally “light image”.

com

(photography) slide (transparent image for projecting)


כראָניק

yi-noun

כראָניק • (khronik) f, plural כראָניקעס (khronikes)

khronik (romanization)
khronikes (romanization)

Seemingly a blend of West Germanic -k-final forms (compare Dutch kroniek, German Chronik) and East Slavic хр- (xr-)-initial forms (compare Belarusian and Ukrainian хро́ніка (xrónika), Russian хро́ника (xrónika) but Polish kronika). Ultimately from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).


פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַט

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פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַט • (fotoaparat) m

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַט • (fotoaparat) m, plural פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַטן (fotoaparatn)

fotoaparat (romanization)
fotoaparatn (romanization)

From פֿאָטאָ (foto, “photo”) + אַפּאַראַט (aparat, “device”).


פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע

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פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע • (fotografye) f

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע • (fotografye) f, plural פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיעס (fotografyes)

fotografye (romanization)
fotografyes (romanization)

Compare Polish fotografia, Russian фотография (fotografija), and German Fotografie.


פֿאָטאָ

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פֿאָטאָ • (foto) f

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָ • (foto) f, plural פֿאָטאָס (fotos)

foto (romanization)
fotos (romanization)

Internationalism, or a clipping of פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע (fotografye).

clipping

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע


פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג

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פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג • (fotografirung) f

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג • (fotografirung) f

From פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן (fotografirn, “to photograph”) + ־ונג (-ung).

af

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן


פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן

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פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן • (fotografirn) n

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן • (fotografirn) n


וואַריעטע

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וואַריעטע • (varyete) m

yi-noun

וואַריעטע • (varyete) m, plural וואַריעטעען (varyeteen)

varyete (romanization)
varyeteen (romanization)

Ultimately from French (théâtre des) variétés. Compare German Varieté, Belarusian вар'етэ́ (varʺjeté), Russian варьете́ (varʹjeté), and Ukrainian вар'єте́ (varʺjeté). Source of masculine gender uncertain.

(radio, television, theater) variety show