אַגבֿ

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אגב (agáv), itself a borrowing from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אגב (ʾaggaḇ, literally “on the back [of]”), from earlier Aramaic עַל גַּב (ʿal gaḇ).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡɜv/

Adverb

אַגבֿ • (agev)

1. incidentally, by the way

   Synonym: אַגבֿ־אורחא (agev-urkhe)

Derived terms

• אַגבֿדיק (agevdik)