אַנאַלפֿאַבעט
Yiddish
editEtymology
editInternational word, ultimately from Late Latin analphabetus (“unable to read and write; illiterate”), from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος (analphábētos, “illiterate”), from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editאַנאַלפֿאַבעט • (analfabet) m, plural אַנאַלפֿאַבעטן (analfabetn), feminine אַנאַלפֿאַבעטקע (analfabetke) or אַנאַלפֿאַבעטין (analfabetin)
- illiterate person
Derived terms
edit- אַנאַלפֿאַבעטיש (analfabetish)
References
edit- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַנאַלפֿאַבעט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].