אַנאַלפֿאַבעט

Yiddish

Etymology

International word, ultimately from Late Latin analphabetus (“unable to read and write; illiterate”), from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος (analphábētos, “illiterate”), from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /analfaˈbɛt/

Noun

אַנאַלפֿאַבעט • (analfabet) m, plural אַנאַלפֿאַבעטן (analfabetn), feminine אַנאַלפֿאַבעטקע (analfabetke) or אַנאַלפֿאַבעטין (analfabetin)

1. illiterate person

Derived terms

• אַנאַלפֿאַבעטיש (analfabetish)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַנאַלפֿאַבעט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].