Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew עַם הָאָרֶץ ('am ha'árets).

Noun edit

עם־האָרץ (amoretsm, plural עמי־הארצים (ameratsim)

  1. person unlearned in traditional Jewish subjects
  2. (by extension) ignoramus, unlearned or uneducated person

Derived terms edit