ירושלים דליטע

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Yiddish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "the Jerusalem of Lithuania", from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yerushalayim), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic דְּ- (d'), and Yiddish ליטע (lite).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /jə.ˌʀ̆ʊ.ʃɔ.ˈ ɫaj.əm‿ˈdɫi.tə/

Proper noun[edit]

ירושלים דליטע (yerusholayem dlitef

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania, especially the Jewish portion of the city before World War Two)