אַלף־בית

See also: אלפבית‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From אַלף‎ (alef) +‎ בית‎ (beys). Doublet of אַלפֿאַבעט‎ (alfabet).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌalɜfˈbɛɪ̯s/

Noun

אַלף־בית • (alef-beys) m, plural אַלף־ביתן‎ (alef-beysn)

alphabet, especially the Hebrew alphabet

Synonyms

אַ־בע־צע‎ (a-be-tse), אַלפֿאַבעט‎ (alfabet)

References

Paul Abelson (1915), “alphabet”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press

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