צאַם

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Cognate with German Zaun.

Alternative forms

• צאָם (tsom), צוים (tsoym)

Noun

צאַם • (tsam) m or f, plural צאַמען (tsamen)

1. fence, enclosure
2. (dialectal) tombstone

Usage notes

• The second sense is not found in the CEYD.

Derived terms

• פֿאַרצאַם (fartsam, “barricade”)
• וואַסער־צאַם (vaser-tsam, “dike”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “צאַם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “צאַם”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “fence”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Clipping of צוזאַמען (tsuzamen).

Alternative forms

• צוזאַם (tsuzam)

Adverb

צאַם • (tsam)

1. together

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “together”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Inflection of צאַמען (tsamen).

Verb

צאַם • (tsam)

1. first-person singular present of צאַמען (tsamen)
2. second-person singular imperative of צאַמען (tsamen)