פֿאַרנעמען

Yiddish

Etymology

Composed of פֿאַר (far) + נעמען (nemen), from Middle High German nemen (“to take, grasp”), from Old High German neman (“to take”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute, take”); compare German nemen and Dutch nemen.

Verb

פֿאַרנעמען • (farnemen) (past participle פֿאַרנומען (farnumen))

1. to take up or occupy (as attention or time)

Derived terms

• פֿאַרנומען (farnumen, “busy”)
• פֿאַרנעם (farnem, “volume”)

Noun

פֿאַרנעמען • (farnemen)

1. plural of פֿאַרנעם (farnem)