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From Hebrew סְתָם (s'tám).
סתּם • (stam) (invariable)
- ordinary
סתּם • (stam)
- purposelessly, without a reason, just because
- simply, merely
- Synonyms: פּשוט (poshet), בלויז (bloyz), נאָר (nor)
סתּם • (stam)
- (predicative, in the negative) really something, something special, a big deal, a biggy
דאָס איז נישט סתּם!- dos iz nisht stam!
- That's really something!
