גמור

Hebrew

Root
ג־מ־ר (g-m-r)

Adjective

גָּמוּר • (gamúr) (feminine גְּמוּרָה, masculine plural גְּמוּרִים, feminine plural גְּמוּרוֹת)

1. finished, completed
2. total, complete, absolute

   שקט גמור ― shéket gamúr ― complete quiet

3. (slang) hopeless, lost, finished, dead
4. (slang) finished, dead, worn out, exhausted

Derived terms

• בְּסֵדֶר גָּמוּר (b'séder gamúr)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גמור.

Root
ג־מ־ר (g-m-r)

Noun

גמור • (gomer)

1. complete
2. absolute

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 47