אַלף־בית
See also: אלפבית
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom אַלף (alef) + בית (beys). Doublet of אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editאַלף־בית • (alef-beys) m, plural אַלף־ביתן (alef-beysn)
- alphabet, especially the Hebrew alphabet
- Synonyms: אַ־בע־צע (a-be-tse), אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet)
Derived terms
edit- אַלף־בית־זופּ (alef-beys-zup)
References
edit- Paul Abelson (1915) “alphabet”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press