"מה־דאָך" meaning in Yiddish

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Conjunction

IPA: /ˈmadəx/ Forms: madekh [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew מַה (ma, “what”) + Middle High German doch (“yet”). Etymology templates: {{der|yi|he|מַה||what|tr=ma}} Hebrew מַה (ma, “what”), {{der|yi|gmh|doch||yet}} Middle High German doch (“yet”) Head templates: {{head|yi|conjunction|tr=madekh}} מה־דאָך • (madekh)
  1. if... even
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          "roman": "madekh er meynt nit azoy...",
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