Yiddish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German gebiuwe, from Old High German gibū(w)i (dwelling, abode, settlement). Cognate to Dutch gebouw, German Gebäu. Compare the form געבוי (geboy) directly borrowed from German.

Noun edit

געבײַ (gebayn, plural געבײַען (gebayen)

  1. construction
  2. structure
    Synonyms: געבײַדע (gebayde), בנין (binyen)