Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Slavic language; compare Polish aby, Russian абы (aby).
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
אַבי • (abi)
- as long as, if only, no matter (if)
אַבי געזונט- abi gezunt
- so long as [you're] healthy
אַבי ווער- abi ver
- no matter who, anyone