אויף
Yiddish edit
Alternative forms edit
- אַף (af)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic *upp.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
אויף • (oyf) (contracted dem-form אויפֿן (oyfn))
- on, upon
- in (a language)
- ווי אַזוי זאָגט מען „אוי“ אויף ענגליש?
- vi azoy zogt men „oy“ oyf english?
- So how do you say "oy" in English?
- at (an occasion)
- by (a unit; multiplication)
- for (a time or purpose)
Usage notes edit
Although some works will transliterate this word according to its pronunciation (for example, as af), YIVO recommends that it always be transliterated according to its spelling as oyf.
Derived terms edit
- אויג אויף אויג (oyg oyf oyg, “face to face, privately”)