"אַפֿילו" meaning in Yiddish

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Adverb

IPA: /aˈfɪɫə/ Forms: afile [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אפילו (afilú, “even”), whence also Ladino afilú (“even (if)”). Etymology templates: {{der|yi|he|אפילו|t=even|tr=afilú}} Hebrew אפילו (afilú, “even”), {{cog|lad|afilú|sc=Latn|t=even (if)}} Ladino afilú (“even (if)”) Head templates: {{yi-adv|tr=afile}} אַפֿילו • (afile)
  1. even (emphasizing a comparison or implying an extreme example)
    Sense id: en-אַפֿילו-yi-adv-2w1Hleu3 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 74 26
  2. even though; despite
    Sense id: en-אַפֿילו-yi-adv-rxEJGEId
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      "name": "der"
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "english": "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.",
          "roman": "Afile a blinde veverke gefint a mol a khazer-nisl.",
          "text": "אַפֿילו אַ בלינדע וועווערקע געפֿינט אַ מאָל אַ חזיר־ניסל",
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      "ipa": "/aˈfɪɫə/"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "english": "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.",
          "roman": "Afile a blinde veverke gefint a mol a khazer-nisl.",
          "text": "אַפֿילו אַ בלינדע וועווערקע געפֿינט אַ מאָל אַ חזיר־ניסל",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈfɪɫə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "אַפֿילו"
}

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