שיין

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See also: שײַן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Compare German schön.

Adjective

שיין (sheyn) (comparative שענער (shener), superlative שענסט (shenst))

  1. beautiful, pretty, cute, handsome
    אַ שיין פּנים!
    a sheyn ponem!
    (What a) pretty face!
  2. nice

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Noun

שיין (shaynf

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שײַן (shayn).