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אומנישט

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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אומ־ (um-) +‎ נישט (nisht), literally un-not.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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אומנישט (umnisht)

  1. in vain, to no avail, for no reason
    אומזיסט און אומנישטumzist un umnishtfor no reason, out of the blue (literally, “free of charge and in vain”)

References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אומנישט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אומנישט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].