אַלף־בית
See also: אלפבית
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From אַלף (alef) + בית (beys). Doublet of אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
אַלף־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