אשת איש

Hebrew

Noun

אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ • (éshet íshf (plural indefinite נְשׁות אֲנָשִׁים, no construct forms)

  1. wife (a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)

Synonyms

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אשת איש.

Noun

אשת איש • (eyshes-ishf

  1. married woman; another man's wife

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 27