Literally, “wet like Egypt in the Red Sea”.
- (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈnas vɪ dɪ mɪˈt͡sʁajəm ɪn jam ˈsʊf/
נאַס ווי די מצרים אין ים סוף • (nas vi di mitsrayem in yam suf) (idiomatic)
- very wet
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “ים־סוף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].