גולם

yi-noun

גולם • (goylem) m, plural גולמס (goylems) or גולמים (goylomem)

goylem (romanization)
goylems (romanization)
goylomem (romanization)

bor

גולם \ גֹּלֶם


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


משה

משה גרויסע

a stuffed shirt; person who is full of himself


נתן

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


בנימין

From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין.

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.


שד

yi-noun

שד • (sheyd) m, plural שדים (sheydem), feminine שידה (sheyde) or שדיכע (sheydikhe)

sheyd (romanization)
sheydem (romanization)
sheyde (romanization)
sheydikhe (romanization)


יוסף

yosef (romanization)
yoysef (romanization)

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


בראשית

From Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

bor

Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית


ביבל

The Bible, especially the Christian Bible.


קין

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


מכשף

yi-noun

מכשף • (mekhashef) m, plural מכשפֿים (mekhashfim), feminine מכשפֿה (makhesheyfe)

mekhashef (romanization)
mekhashfim (romanization)
makhesheyfe (romanization)

der

Hebrew מְכַשֵּׁף


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)


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


טעאַטער

yi-noun

טעאַטער • (teater) m, plural טעאַטערס (teaters)

teater (romanization)
teaters (romanization)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”) (compare German Theater).


ארץ־ישׂראל

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

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)


שׂרה

yi-proper noun

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

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


דיבוק

yi-noun

דיבוק • (dibek) m, plural דיבוקים (dibukim)

dibek (romanization)
dibukim (romanization)

A noun derived from the Hebrew דבק (dovek, “to cling”).


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)


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)


בדחן

בדחן • (badkhn) m, plural בדחנים (badkhonem)

badkhn (romanization)
badkhonem (romanization)

bor

Hebrew בַּדְחָן


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)


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


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


אָפּערעטע

head

אָפּערעטע • (operete) f

yi-noun

אָפּערעטע • (operete) f, plural אָפּערעטעס (operetes)

operete (romanization)
operetes (romanization)

operetta (lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue)


אָפּערע

head

אָפּערע • (opere) f

yi-noun

אָפּערע • (opere) f, plural אָפּערעס (operes)

opere (romanization)
operes (romanization)


ליטעראַרישע קריטיק

head

ליטעראַרישע קריטיק

ליטעראַרישע קריטיק • (literarishe kritik) f

yi-noun

ליטעראַרישע קריטיק

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


מיקראָפֿילם

head

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)


פּאַרשוין

פּאַרשוין • (parshoyn) m, plural פּאַרשוינען (parshoynen), feminine פּאַרשוינטע (parshoynte), diminutive פּאַרשוינדל (parshoyndl)

parshoyn (romanization)
parshoynen (romanization)
parshoynte (romanization)
parshoyndl (romanization)

From Middle High German persōn, from Latin persōna. The phonetic development /rs/ → /rʃ/ is common in High German. Doublet of פּערזאָן (perzon).


פּיעסע

פּיעסע • (pyese) f, plural פּיעסעס (pyeses)

pyese (romanization)
pyeses (romanization)


דראַמע

דראַמע • (drame) f, plural דראַמעס (drames)

drame (romanization)
drames (romanization)


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)


דראַקאָן

head

דראַקאָן • (drakon) m

yi-noun

דראַקאָן • (drakon) m, plural דראַקאָנען (drakonen)

drakon (romanization)
drakonen (romanization)


פֿיפּערנאָטער

head

פֿיפּערנאָטער • (fipernoter) m

yi-noun

פֿיפּערנאָטער • (fipernoter) m, plural פֿיפּערנאָטערס (fipernoters)

fipernoter (romanization)
fipernoters (romanization)

Cognate to German Vipernatter (“viperine water snake”).


טאָפּיעל

head

טאָפּיעל • (topyel) m

yi-noun

טאָפּיעל • (topyel) m

A malevolent water spirit from Polish myth, the topielec.


עשׂרת השבֿטים

head

עשׂרת השבֿטים

yi-noun

עשׂרת השבֿטים


דראַמאַטורגיע

head

דראַמאַטורגיע • (dramaturgye) f

yi-noun

דראַמאַטורגיע • (dramaturgye) f

From Russian драматурги́я (dramaturgíja) or Belarusian/Ukrainian драматургі́я (dramaturhíja), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτουργῐ́ᾱ (drāmatourgíā). Doublet of דראַמאַטורג (dramaturg).

bor

драматурги́я

драматургі́я

der

δρᾱμᾰτουργῐ́ᾱ

dramaturgy (art of dramaturgic composition)


וואַמפּיר

head

וואַמפּיר • (vampir) m

yi-noun

וואַמפּיר • (vampir) m, plural וואַמפּירן (vampirn)

vampir (romanization)
vampirn (romanization)


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)


וואָלקעלאַק

head

וואָלקעלאַק • (volkelak) m

yi-noun

וואָלקעלאַקן

וואָלקעלאַק • (volkelak) m, plural וואָלקעלאַקעס (volkelakes) or וואָלקעלאַקן (volkelakn)

volkelak (romanization)
volkelakes (romanization)
volkelakn (romanization)

From Russian волкула́к (volkulák) or волкола́к (volkolák); compare Belarusian ваўкала́к (vaŭkalák), Polish wilkołak, and Ukrainian вовкула́ка (vovkuláka) or вовкула́к (vovkulák). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vьlkolakъ.

אַזאַ מין תּחילתדיקע סצענע בעט זיך ממש מע זאָל זי שטעלן קאַפּויער, און טאַקע די פֿרוי ווערט אַ וואָלקעלאַק און דערמאָרדערט איר מאַן מיט אַ סושי-מעסער.

2016, עדי מהלאל, “פּאָל סײַמאָנס קריטישער הומאָר אין „פֿון פֿרעמדער צו פֿרעמדער‟ [Paul Simon's Critical Humor in "Stranger to Stranger"]”, in Forverts:

Such an opening scene literally begs to be turned upside down, and indeed the woman becomes a werewolf and kills her husband with a sushi knife.

aza min tkhílezdike stsene bet zikh mamesh me zol zi shteln kapoyer, un take di froy vert a volkelak un dermordert ir man mit a sushi-meser.


בינע

bine (romanization)
bines (romanization)

From Middle High German büne (“wooden stage, platform, deck, ceiling”), of obscure origin.


אַמפֿיטעאַטער

head

אַמפֿיטעאַטער • (amfiteater) m

yi-noun

אַמפֿיטעאַטערס

אַמפֿיטעאַטער • (amfiteater) m, plural אַמפֿיטעאַטערס (amfiteaters)

amfiteater (romanization)
amfiteaters (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron).


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”).


ים־מיידל

ים־מיידל • (yam-meydl) n, plural ים־מיידלעך (yam-meydlekh)

yam-meydl (romanization)
yam-meydlekh (romanization)

/ˈjamˌmɛɪ̯dɫ̩/

From ים (yam, “sea”) + מיידל (meydl, “girl”), possibly a calque of Russian морска́я де́ва (morskája déva), Ukrainian морська́ па́нна (morsʹká pánna), and/or German Meerjungfrau.

clq

морска́я де́ва

морська́ па́нна


איינהאָרן

head

איינהאָרן • (eynhorn) m

yi-noun

איינהאָרן • (eynhorn) m, plural איינהאָרנס (eynhorns)

eynhorn (romanization)
eynhorns (romanization)

From Middle High German einhorn, einhurne, from Old High German einhorn(o), einhurn(o), a calque of Latin ūnicornis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs). Compare German Einhorn n, noting the difference in grammatical gender. By surface analysis, איין (eyn) + האָרן (horn).

surf

(astronomy) Monoceros (constellation on the celestial equator)


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


מאַרשעליק

yi-noun

מאַרשעליק • (marshelik) m, plural מאַרשעלקעס (marshelkes)

marshelik (romanization)
marshelkes (romanization)


כראָניק

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”).