אַלף־בית

See also: אלפבית

Yiddish

Etymology

From אַלף (alef) +‎ בית (beys). Doublet of אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌalɜfˈbɛɪ̯s/

Noun

אַלף־בית • (alef-beys) m, plural אַלף־ביתן (alef-beysn)

1. alphabet, especially the Hebrew alphabet

   Synonyms: אַ־בע־צע (a-be-tse), אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet)

Derived terms

• אַלף־בית־זופּ (alef-beys-zup)

References

• Paul Abelson (1915) “alphabet”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press