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Modern English-Yiddish Dictionary

Author : Uriel Weinreich

Publisher : Schocken

Page : 852 pages

File Size : 34,3 MB

Release : 1987-12-27

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 0805205756

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Book Description

The standard reference guide, with more than 20,000 entries ranging from colloquial to literary Yiddish, plus: a grammar guide, a pronunciation key, and instructions for usage Dr. Uriel Weinreich’s Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary has been praised by both scholars and Yiddish writers for its completeness, its remarkable insight into the meanings of Yiddish words and expressions, and its precise presentation of Yiddish grammar and pronunciation. It is the work of one of this century’s most admired scholars of Yiddish language and culture, and took twenty years to complete. Comprehensive and reliable, the Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary is the standard reference guide to contemporary Yiddish, an essential volume for the beginner and the expert alike.



Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary

Author : Solon Beinfeld

Publisher : Indiana University Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 22,66 MB

Release : 2013-01-08

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9780253009838

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Book Description

Including over 37,000 entries compiled by a team of expert Yiddish linguists, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary surpasses all its predecessors in the number of words and rich selection of idioms, examples of usage, and coverage of stylistic levels and dialect forms. The user-friendly entries include words for standard and literary as well as contemporary colloquial and conversational usage and a wide range of terms from all sources of Yiddish, including those of Hebraic-Aramaic, Slavic, and Romance as well as Germanic origin. The lexical corpus comes directly from the highly acclaimed Dictionnaire Yiddish-Français by Yitskhok Niborski and Bernard Vaisbrot, published by the Bibliothèque Medem in Paris in 2002. Augmented by an extensive user's guide, this volume is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, translators, and readers of Yiddish.



ארומנעמיק ענגליש-יידיש ווערטערבוך (באזירט אויף די לעקסישע זאמלונגען פון מרדכי שעכטער)

Author : Mordkhe Schaechter

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,81 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Yiddish

ISBN : 9780253022820

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Containing nearly 50,000 entries and 33,000 subentries, the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary emphasizes Yiddish as a living language that is spoken in many places around the world. The late Mordkhe Schaechter collected and researched spoken and literary Yiddish in all its varieties and this landmark dictionary reflects his vision for present-day and future Yiddish usage. The richness of dialect differences and historical developments are noted in entries ranging from "agriculture" to "zoology" and include words and expressions that can be found in classic and contemporary literature, newspapers, and other sources of the written word and have long been used by professionals and tradesmen, in synagogues, at home, in intimate life, and wherever Yiddish-speaking Jews have lived and worked.



My First Yiddish Word Book

Author : Joni Sussman

Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 25,45 MB

Release : 2014-08-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1467751758

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Book Description

Did you know that Yiddish is written in Hebrew letters but pronounced more like German? Introduce your kids to their mama loshen (mother tongue) and open the door to their cultural heritage! The basic Yiddish vocabulary includes more than 150 words for family members, objects in the home and school, colors and numbers. Each concept is presented with a bright picture, the Yiddish word, and the translation and transliteration. The once-thriving language, spoken by millions, is undergoing a revival, and kids will enjoy learning to speak the colorful tongue.





Modern Yiddish Verse

Author : Irving Howe

Publisher : Viking Adult

Page : 756 pages

File Size : 44,3 MB

Release : 1987

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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A gift dedicated to Leonard Bernstein on his 70th birthday (1988). It was signed by the artist, Yossi Stern, and by Teddy Kollek. In addition to the numerous line drawings illustrating the poetry, Stern crafted an original book cover with a colorful drawing of a wedding scene.



The Yiddish Alphabet Book

Author : Frederica Postman

Publisher :

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 10,70 MB

Release : 1979

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN :

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Introduces the 22 basic letters of the Yiddish alphabet and words that demonstrate each letter's sound.



Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary

Author : Uriel Weinreich

Publisher :

Page : 856 pages

File Size : 15,58 MB

Release : 2012-06

Category : English language

ISBN : 9780914512509

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Book Description

Papers presented at the Milstein conference on New York and the American Jewish communal experience, held at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Nov. 2, 2009.



English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary

Author : David C. Gross

Publisher : Hippocrene Books

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 34,81 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9780781804394

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Book Description

This Yiddish-English dictionary includes over 4,000 Romanized word-to-word entries; an appendix of idiomatic expressions & proverbs; and an appendix of common words used in the English language.



Dictionary of Jewish Terms

Author : Ronald L. Eisenberg

Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications

Page : 493 pages

File Size : 12,56 MB

Release : 2011-12-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1589797299

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Book Description

The vocabulary of Judaism includes religious terms, customs, Hebrew, Aramaic and Yiddish terms, terms related to American Jewish life and the State of Israel. All are represented in this new guide, with easy to read explanation and cross-references.