אַלף־בית

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See also: אלפבית

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From אַלף (alef) +‎ בית (beys). Doublet of אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

אַלף־בית • (alef-beys) m, plural אַלף־ביתן (alef-beysn)

  1. alphabet, especially the Hebrew alphabet
    Synonyms: אַ־בע־צע (a-be-tse), אַלפֿאַבעט (alfabet)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “alphabet”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press
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