"מסתּמא" meaning in Yiddish

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Adverb

Forms: mistame [romanization], mistome [romanization]
Etymology: From Aramaic מִסְּתָמָא (missəṯāmā, “of a general nature”), from מִן (min, “from”) + סְתָמָא (səṯāmā, “undefined matter”). Etymology templates: {{der|yi|arc|מִסְּתָמָא||of a general nature|tr=missəṯāmā}} Aramaic מִסְּתָמָא (missəṯāmā, “of a general nature”), {{affix|arc|מִן|סְתָמָא|nocat=1|t1=from|t2=undefined matter|tr1=min|tr2=səṯāmā}} מִן (min, “from”) + סְתָמָא (səṯāmā, “undefined matter”) Head templates: {{yi-adv|tr=mistame, mistome}} מסתּמא • (mistame, mistome)
  1. probably, likely Synonyms: מן־הסתּם (minestam, minastam), משמעות (mashmoes)

Alternative forms

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