אָאַזיס
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),
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Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa). Doublet of אָאַזע (oaze). Compare also German Oasis.
Noun
editאָאַזיס • (oazis) m, plural אָאַזיסן (oazisn)
Derived terms
edit- אָאַזיסדיק (oazisdik)