בדידות

Hebrew

Root
ב־ד־ד (b-d-d)

Pronunciation

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Noun

בְּדִידוּת • (b'didút) f

1. loneliness

Descendants

• → Yiddish: בדידות (bdides)

References

• “בדידות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• בדידות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּדִידוּת (b'didút).

Noun

בדידות • (bdides) f

1. seclusion; solitude; loneliness

Synonyms

• (being lonely): אײנזאַמקײט (eynzamkeyt)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) “בדידות”, in A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 29