אַרבעט

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Old High German arbeit, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz.

Noun

אַרבעט • (arbet) f, plural אַרבעטן (arbetn)

1. work; labor

Derived terms

• אַרבעטזאַם (arbetzam, “hardworking”)
• אַרבעטסלאָז (arbetsloz, “unemployed; jobless”)
• אַרבעטסלאָזיקײַט (arbetslozikayt, “unemployment”)
• אַרבעטסלײַט (arbetslayt)
• אַרבעטסמאַן (arbetsman, “workman”)
• אַרבעטספּלאַץ (arbetsplats, “workplace”)

 

Related terms

• אַרבעטן (arbetn, “to work”)
• אַרבעטער (arbeter, “worker”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

אַרבעט • (arbet)

1. inflection of אַרבעטן (arbetn, “to work”):
   1. first/third-person singular
   2. second-person plural
   3. imperative singular/plural