Author: Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780253058843
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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-Revised and expanded 2nd Ed of the award-winning, Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary. -Includes more than 85,000 words, and approximately 1000 new terms. First edition sold over 3500 copies.
Author: Solon Beinfeld
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253009838
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Including over 37,000 entries compiled by a team of expert Yiddish linguists, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary surpasses all its predecessors in the number of words and rich selection of idioms, examples of usage, and coverage of stylistic levels and dialect forms. The user-friendly entries include words for standard and literary as well as contemporary colloquial and conversational usage and a wide range of terms from all sources of Yiddish, including those of Hebraic-Aramaic, Slavic, and Romance as well as Germanic origin. The lexical corpus comes directly from the highly acclaimed Dictionnaire Yiddish-Français by Yitskhok Niborski and Bernard Vaisbrot, published by the Bibliothèque Medem in Paris in 2002. Augmented by an extensive user's guide, this volume is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, translators, and readers of Yiddish.
Author: Alfred J. Kolatch
Publisher: Jonathan David Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Modern English and Hebrew names with an analysis of their meanings and origins.
Author: Alexander Harkavy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : iw
Pages : 774
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Author: Alexander Harkavy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
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Author: Alexander Harkavy
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Joni Sussman
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 1467751758
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Did you know that Yiddish is written in Hebrew letters but pronounced more like German? Introduce your kids to their mama loshen (mother tongue) and open the door to their cultural heritage! The basic Yiddish vocabulary includes more than 150 words for family members, objects in the home and school, colors and numbers. Each concept is presented with a bright picture, the Yiddish word, and the translation and transliteration. The once-thriving language, spoken by millions, is undergoing a revival, and kids will enjoy learning to speak the colorful tongue.
Author: N. S. Doniach
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198643227
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1091
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The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary is a detailed guide to current usage in English and Hebrew. In addition to a full range of idioms and phrases, slang and colloquialisms, the dictionary offers comprehensive coverage of technical, scientific, legal, medical, and academic terminology. Care has also been taken to record British, American, and Australian variants. Both the presentation and content of the dictionary are designed to guide the reader through the pitfalls of varying register and context; clearly labelled senses and numerous example phrases ensure maximum clarity and accessibility. The result is an essential reference tool for English and Hebrew users alike. The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary was compiled and edited at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
Author: David C. Gross
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781805292
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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The transliterated and translated proverbs are arranged by Hebrew subject; a complete index in English accompanies the text.
Author: Uriel Weinreich
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0805205756
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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The standard reference guide, with more than 20,000 entries ranging from colloquial to literary Yiddish, plus: a grammar guide, a pronunciation key, and instructions for usage Dr. Uriel Weinreich’s Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary has been praised by both scholars and Yiddish writers for its completeness, its remarkable insight into the meanings of Yiddish words and expressions, and its precise presentation of Yiddish grammar and pronunciation. It is the work of one of this century’s most admired scholars of Yiddish language and culture, and took twenty years to complete. Comprehensive and reliable, the Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary is the standard reference guide to contemporary Yiddish, an essential volume for the beginner and the expert alike.
