היים

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, village”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”). Compare German Heim. Cognate to Dutch heem and English home.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛɪ̯m/

Noun

היים • (heym) f, plural היימען (heymen)

1. home

   אין דער היים ― in der heym ― at home

Derived terms

• אַהיים (aheym, “homeward”)
• היימיש (heymish, “domestic; cozy; familiar, intimate; informal”)