סתּם

See also: סתם and סת״ם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew סְתָם (s'tám).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stam/

Adjective

סתּם • (stam) (invariable)

  1. ordinary

Adverb

סתּם • (stam)

  1. purposelessly, without a reason, just because
  2. simply, merely
    Synonyms: פּשוט (poshet), בלויז (bloyz), נאָר (nor)

Adjective

סתּם • (stam)

  1. (predicative, in the negative) really something, something special, a big deal, a biggy
    דאָס איז נישט סתּם!
    dos iz nisht stam!
    That's really something!
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