אַפּעל

Yiddish

Etymology

From German Appell (“parade; roll call”), from French appel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɛɫ/

Noun

אַפּעל • (apel) m, plural אַפּעלן (apeln)

1. appeal, call, plea, request (call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation)
2. (law) appeal

   Synonym: אַפּעלאַציע (apelatsye)

3. (Khurbn) roll call

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַפּעל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Pollin-Galay, H. (2024). Occupied Words: What the Holocaust did to Yiddish, pp.44, 235. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN: 978-1512825909