"נפֿש" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛfɜʃ/ [Litvish, YIVO], /ˈneːfɜʃ/ [Poylish], /ˈneɪ̯fɜʃ/ [Poylish], /ˈnɛɪ̯fɜʃ/ [Ukrainish], /ˈnifɜʃ/ [Ukrainish] Forms: nefesh [romanization], nefoshes [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (néfesh). Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|נֶפֶשׁ|tr=néfesh}} Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (néfesh), {{root|yi|he|נ־פ־שׁ}} Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=nefesh}} נפֿש • (nefesh) n, {{yi-noun|g=n|pl=נפֿשות|pltr=nefoshes|tr=nefesh}} נפֿש • (nefesh) n, plural נפֿשות (nefoshes)
  1. soul (person) Synonyms: נשמה

Download JSON data for נפֿש meaning in Yiddish (1.7kB)

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      "ipa": "/ˈneɪ̯fɜʃ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈneːfɜʃ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈneɪ̯fɜʃ/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnifɜʃ/",
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