גינען

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gunnen, from Old High German giunnan, from unnan, from Proto-West Germanic *unnan. Related to German gönnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪnən/

Verb

גינען • (ginen)

1. to wish
   • 2013, Solon Beinfeld, Harry Bochner, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary‎^[1]:

     װער מיר גוטס גינט!

     ver mir guts gint!

     the same to whoever wishes me well!

2. to grant

Derived terms

• פֿאַרגינען (farginen)

 

References

• Jiddisch–Nederlands Woordenboek
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גינען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 202