אשת איש

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Hebrew

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Noun

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אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ ('éshet 'íshf (plural indefinite נְשׁות אֲנָשִׁים, no construct forms)

  1. married woman, wife

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew אשת איש.

Noun

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אשת איש (ishem-ishf

  1. married woman; another man's wife

References

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  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 27