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Yiddish
Yiddish is the "Patois" of languages of every eastern European country with any significant Jewish population during the past 600 years. Dormant for a while after the great Jewish migrations of the early 20th Century and the mass exterminations of the 1930s and 40s, it's experiencing a resurgence today.
879 Questions
What are yiddish variations of the name Eva?
There are only 2. Eva (עווע) which is of German origin, and Chava (חווה) which is of Hebrew origin.
What is the english translation of the yiddish word menasha?
Menashe is the Hebrew name of the elder son of the Biblical Joseph.
It's not used as anything other than a name. For its meaning, see
the episode of his birth, late in Genesis.
What is the meaning of the yiddish proverb before you start up a ladder count the rungs?
be aware of what you're getting into.
What yiddish expression might you hear at a party before a toast what does that mean?
If a Jew is offering the toast, then after he has said everything else that
he wants to say, the actual toast will consist of the word "L'Chayim". The
word is Hebrew, not Yiddish, and it means "To Life".
What is the origin of the yiddish term Davnen?
There are many theories about the etymology of the word davnen, which means to pray. Some say that it is:
- from the Aramaic "d'avhatana" ד×בהת×?× (or d'avunon ד×בו×?ן) , meaning "from our Forefathers."
- from Hebrew "daf" דף , meaning "page", so that "dafnen" would mean "to turn the pages."
- Some say that "daven" originally meant to say the morning prayer, and hence look either to the English "dawn" or to Middle High German for "tagewen", meaning "to do one's morning obligation" or "digen" meaning "to request."
- from the Arabic "da'awa", meaning "to pray"
- the Lithuanian word "davana", meaning gift
- from Middle High German "doenen", meaning to sing
- from the Hebrew "davav" דבב , generally translated as "to move the lips" or "to speak."
- from the Old French "divin", which means "relating to the divine."
There are other theories that the word comes from Greek or Turkish.
Many Yiddish scholars simply say that the origin of davenis unknown.
How do you say mama in yiddish?
You really can't do much better than "MA-ma", or,
to be absolutely pure and true, "MA-meh".
How do you say big trouble in yiddish?
In Yiddish, you can say "groyse tzores" which means big trouble or great distress.
What yiddish expression mgiht you hear at a party before toast?
You would almost certainly hear any toast conclude with "l'KHA-yim".
The word is Hebrew, and means "to life".
How do you say Hannah in yiddish?
In Yiddish, the name "Hannah" can be translated as "Chana" (חַנָּה).
