ניקוד

yi-noun

ניקוד • (niked) m, plural נקודות (nikudes)

niked (romanization)
nikudes (romanization)

he-l

ניקוד / נִקּוּד (nikúd)

nikkud, pointing (system of vowel points used in Hebrew script)


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.


בית

→ Alemannic German: Beiz

→ German: Beiz

From Hebrew בֵּית, singular construct form of Hebrew בַּֽיִת.

cog

Hebrew בַּֽיִת

beth (second letter of the Hebrew script)


שלמה

→ Dutch: Sjloume

bor

Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה


משה

משה גרויסע

a stuffed shirt; person who is full of himself


נתן

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


אות

yi-noun

אות • (os) m or n, plural אותיות (oysyes)

זאָגן די אותיות פֿון

to spell (a word) (literally, “name the letters”)


בנימין

From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין.

bor

Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין

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


ויקרא

Hebrew וַיִּקְרָא


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)


שמות

bor

Hebrew שֵׁמוֹת

Five Books of Moses
Five Books of Moses#English

Exodus (second book of the Five Books of Moses)


רות

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

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


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.


בלײַער

yi-noun

בלײַער • (blayer) m, plural בלײַערס (blayers)

blayer (romanization)
blayers (romanization)


קין

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


יהודה

bor

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)

bor

Hebrew חַנָּה

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


אַלף־בית

yi-noun

אַלף־בית • (alef-beys) m, plural אַלף־ביתן (alef-beysn)

alef-beys (romanization)
alef-beysn (romanization)

From אַלף (alef) + בית (beys). Doublet of אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet).

alphabet, especially the Hebrew alphabet


אַלפֿאַבעט

head

אַלפֿאַבעט • (alfabet) m

yi-noun

אַלפֿאַבעט • (alfabet) m, plural אַלפֿאַבעטן (alfabetn)

alfabet (romanization)
alfabetn (romanization)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos). Doublet of אַלף־בית (alef-beys).


ביבליאָטעק

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


צדיק

yi-noun

צדיק • (tsadek) m, plural צדיקים (tsadikem), feminine צדקת (tsadeykes)

tsadek (romanization)
tsadikem (romanization)
tsadeykes (romanization)

From Hebrew צַדִּיק (tsadík, “righteous person”). The letter sense is from an alteration of Hebrew צָדִי.

צדיק אין פּעלץ

religious hypocrite; righteous person in fur; tsadek in pelts

tsade (eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet)


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)


פֿעדער

yi-noun

פֿעדער • (feder) f, plural פֿעדערס (feders)

feder (romanization)
feders (romanization)

From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō. Compare German Feder.


יונתן

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


שרײַבער

From שרײַבן (shraybn, “to write”) + ־ער (-er, “-er”).


טינט

tint (romanization)
tintn (romanization)

From Middle High German tincte, tinte, dinte (etc.), from Old High German tinkta, from Medieval Latin tincta, female form of tinctus (“dyed”), past participle of verb tingō, tingere (“tinge”).


שׂרה

yi-proper noun

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

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


פּונקט

yi-noun

פּונקט • (punkt) m, plural פּונקטן (punktn)

punkt (romanization)
punktn (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin punctum. Compare German Punkt.


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)


שרײַבערין

yi-noun

שרײַבערין • (shrayberin) f, plural שרײַבערינס (shrayberins)

shrayberin (romanization)
shrayberins (romanization)

From שרײַבער (shrayber, “writer”) + ־ין (-in).


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)


דיכטונג

yi-noun

דיכטונג • (dikhtung) f, plural דיכטונגען (dikhtungen)

dikhtung (romanization)
dikhtungen (romanization)


דיכטער

דיכטער • (dikhter) m, plural דיכטערס (dikhters), feminine דיכטערין (dikhterin)

dikhter (romanization)
dikhters (romanization)
dikhterin (romanization)


קאָכבוך

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

kokhbukh (romanization)
kokhbikher (romanization)


אַלף

aleph (first letter of the Hebrew script)


גימל

bor

Hebrew גִּימֶל

gimel (third letter of the Hebrew script)


זאַמלבוך

yi-noun

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

zamlbukh (romanization)
zamlbikher (romanization)

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

compound

anthology (collection of literary works)


יעקבֿ

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

bor

Hebrew יַעֲקֹב


רבֿקה

yi-proper noun

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

rivke (romanization)
rivkele (romanization)


המן

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


טאָגבלאַט

yi-noun

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

togblat (romanization)
togbleter (romanization)

daily (a newspaper that is published every day)


עסיי

esey (romanization)
eseyen (romanization)


טאָגצײַטונג

טאָגצײַטונגען

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

togtsaytung (romanization)
togtsaytungen (romanization)


העפֿט

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

heft (romanization)
heftn (romanization)


פּאָעזיע

head

פּאָעזיע • (poezye) f

yi-noun

פּאָעזיע • (poezye) f


ליטעראַרישע קריטיק

head

ליטעראַרישע קריטיק

ליטעראַרישע קריטיק • (literarishe kritik) f

yi-noun

ליטעראַרישע קריטיק

literary criticism (study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation)


פּראָזע

head

פּראָזע • (proze) f

yi-noun

פּראָזע • (proze) f

prose (written language not intended as poetry)


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)


עלעגיע

עלעגיע • (elegye) f, plural עלעגיעס (elegyes)

elegye (romanization)
elegyes (romanization)

elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)


עשׂרת השבֿטים

head

עשׂרת השבֿטים

yi-noun

עשׂרת השבֿטים


קאָמע

kome (romanization)
komes (romanization)


פֿרעגצייכן

פֿרעגצייכן • (fregtseykhn) m, plural פֿרעגצייכנס (fregtseykhns)

fregtseykhn (romanization)
fregtseykhns (romanization)


פֿעליעטאָן

head

פֿעליעטאָן • (felyeton) m

yi-noun

פֿעליעטאָנען

פֿעליעטאָן • (felyeton) m, plural פֿעליעטאָנען (felyetonen)

felyeton (romanization)
felyetonen (romanization)

feuilleton (light or entertaining article)


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)


שוואָ

he-m

שְׁוָא / שווא


אַפּאָסטראָף

head

אַפּאָסטראָף • (apostrof) m

yi-noun

אַפּאָסטראָף • (apostrof) m, plural אַפּאָסטראָפֿן (apostrofn)

apostrof (romanization)
apostrofn (romanization)


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”).


פּערסאָנאַזש

head

פּערסאָנאַזש • (personazh) m

yi-noun

פּערסאָנאַזש • (personazh) m, plural פּערסאָנאַזשן (personazhn)

personazh (romanization)
personazhn (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian персона́ж (personáž), from French personnage.


אליהו הנבֿיא

head

אליהו הנבֿיא

yi-proper noun

אליהו הנבֿיא

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

bor

אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא


שטערנדל

yi-noun

שטערנדל • (shterndl) n, plural שטערנדלעך (shterndlekh)

shterndl (romanization)
shterndlekh (romanization)

שטערן (shtern) + ־ל (-l). Compare German Sternlein.

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering


פּתח־אַלף

פּתח (pasekh) + אַלף (alef), indicating that it is aleph with a patach.

The name of the letter אַ, a variant of א which is pronounced as an open central unrounded vowel.


שטומער־אַלף

שטומער (shtumer) + אַלף (alf), indicating the 'silent' form of aleph.


קאָרעקטע

קאָרעקטע • (korekte) f, plural קאָרעקטעס (korektes)

korekte (romanization)
korektes (romanization)

Possibly borrowed from Polish korekta (“correction”).


אינטערוואַל

head

אינטערוואַל • (interval) m

yi-noun

אינטערוואַל • (interval) m, plural אינטערוואַלן (intervaln)

interval (romanization)
intervaln (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian інтэрва́л (intervál), Russian интерва́л (intervál), Ukrainian інтерва́л (intervál), ultimately from Latin intervallum.

bor+

צוויייִקער אינטערוואַל


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”).