גינען

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

גינען (ginen)

  1. to wish
    • 2013, Solon Beinfeld, Harry Bochner, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary[1]:
      װער מיר גוטס גינט!
      ver mir guts gint!
      the same to whoever wishes me well!
  2. to grant

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Jiddisch–Nederlands Woordenboek
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גינען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 202