אַבֿרהם אָבֿינו

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ (avrahám avínu, “Abraham our father”)

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /avˌʁɔ(ə)m ɔˈvɪnʊ/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /avˌʁuː(ə)m uˈviːni/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /avˌʁu(ə)m uˈvinɨ/

Proper noun

אַבֿרהם אָבֿינו • (avro(e)m ovinu) m

  1. (biblical, Abrahamism) Abraham (a prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar)
    Synonym: אַבֿרהם (avro(e)m)

Usage notes

In the accusative and dative case, it becomes אַבֿרהם אָבֿינון (avro(e)m ovinun)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN
  • Dovid Katz (1987) Grammar of the Yiddish Language‎[1], London: Duckworth, →ISBN
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