פֿאַרב

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʁb/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe.

Noun

פֿאַרב • (farb) f, plural פֿאַרבן (farbn)

1. color (spectral composition of visible light)
2. paint

Synonyms

• קאָליר (kolir)

Derived terms

• פֿאַרביק (farbik)
• פֿילפֿאַרביק (filfarbik)
• פֿאַרבער (farber)

Etymology 2

Verb

פֿאַרב • (farb)

1. first-person singular present of פֿאַרבן (farbn)
2. imperative singular of פֿאַרבן (farbn)