גינען

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German giunnan, from unnan, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Related to German gönnen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪnən/

Verb

גינען • (ginen)

to wish
- 2013, Solon Beinfeld, Harry Bochner, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary‎:
  ‏װער מיר גוטס גינט!‎‎
  ver mir guts gint!
  the same to whoever wishes me well!
to grant

Derived terms

פֿאַרגינען‎ (farginen)

References

Jiddisch–Nederlands Woordenboek
Solon Beinfeld, Harry Bochner (2013) Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press

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