יושר

Hebrew

Root
י־שׁ־ר (y-sh-r)

Noun

יושר / יֹשֶׁר • (yósher) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. honesty, integrity, uprightness

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יֹשֶׁר.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔjʃɛʀ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔə̯ʃəʀ/

Noun

יושר • (yoysher) m

1. justice, uprightness

Derived terms

• אומיושר (umyoysher)
• יושרדיק (yoysherdik)
• יושרדיקײט (yoysherdikayt)
• שׂכל-הישר (seykl-hayosher)
• דרך-הישר (derekh-hayosher)
• מילץ-ישר (meylets-yoysher)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “jojšer”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 420