אויף

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• אַף (af)

Etymology

From Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic *upp.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ɔɪ̯f/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /af/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ɔf/

Preposition

אויף • (oyf) (contracted dem-form אויפֿן (oyfn))

1. on, upon
2. in (a language)

   ווי אַזוי זאָגט מען „אוי“ אויף ענגליש?

   vi azoy zogt men „oy“ oyf english?

   So how do you say "oy" in English?

3. at (an occasion)
4. by (a unit; multiplication)
5. for (a time or purpose)

Usage notes

Although some works will transliterate this word according to its pronunciation (for example, as af), YIVO recommends that it always be transliterated according to its spelling as oyf.

Derived terms

• אויג אויף אויג (oyg oyf oyg, “face to face, privately”)