gemach

See also: Gemach

English

Etymology

From Hebrew גמ״ח.

Noun

gemach (plural gemachs or gemachim)

  1. (Judaism) A free-loan fund for Orthodox Jews.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah (“calm, comfortable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamak, related to the root of machen (“to do, carry out”).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

gemach!

  1. (dated) slowly!, easy!

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “gemach” in Duden online
  • “gemach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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