"אי" meaning in Yiddish

See אי in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Forms: אי … אי [canonical], i … i [romanization]
Etymology: Probably from a Slavic source; compare Polish i, Russian и (i). Etymology templates: {{cog|pl|i}} Polish i, {{cog|ru|и}} Russian и (i) Head templates: {{head|yi|conjunction|head=אי … אי|tr=i … i}} אי … אי • (i … i)
  1. both … and
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      "expansion": "Russian и (i)",
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  "etymology_text": "Probably from a Slavic source; compare Polish i, Russian и (i).",
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  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
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          "english": "Tsemakh had previously shown little interest in matches; yes, he had a few meetings with prospective brides, and each one of them had been both younger and prettier than Dvorele Namiot.",
          "ref": "1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], page 20:",
          "roman": "vi vintsik tsemekh hot zikh frier nit interesirt mit shidukhem, hot er dokh a por bagegenishn mit kale-meydlekh un itlekhe fun zey hot im oysgezen i yinger i shener fun dvorele namiot.",
          "text": "ווי ווינציק צמח האָט זיך פריער ניט אינטערעסירט מיט שידוכים, האָט ער דאָך אַ פּאָר באַגעגענישן מיט כלה־מיידלעך און איטלעכע פון זיי האָט אים אויסגעזען אי יינגער אי שענער פון דבורהלע נאַמיאָט.",
          "translation": "Tsemakh had previously shown little interest in matches; yes, he had a few meetings with prospective brides, and each one of them had been both younger and prettier than Dvorele Namiot.",
          "type": "quotation"
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  "forms": [
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    },
    {
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "conj",
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          "ref": "1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], page 20:",
          "roman": "vi vintsik tsemekh hot zikh frier nit interesirt mit shidukhem, hot er dokh a por bagegenishn mit kale-meydlekh un itlekhe fun zey hot im oysgezen i yinger i shener fun dvorele namiot.",
          "text": "ווי ווינציק צמח האָט זיך פריער ניט אינטערעסירט מיט שידוכים, האָט ער דאָך אַ פּאָר באַגעגענישן מיט כלה־מיידלעך און איטלעכע פון זיי האָט אים אויסגעזען אי יינגער אי שענער פון דבורהלע נאַמיאָט.",
          "translation": "Tsemakh had previously shown little interest in matches; yes, he had a few meetings with prospective brides, and each one of them had been both younger and prettier than Dvorele Namiot.",
          "type": "quotation"
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