אשת איש

Hebrew

Noun

אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ • ('éshet 'ísh) f (plural indefinite נְשׁות אֲנָשִׁים, no construct forms)

1. married woman, wife

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אשת איש.

Noun

אשת איש • (ishem-ish) f

1. married woman; another man's wife

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 27