אַני־מאמין

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אני מאמין (aní ma'amín, literally “I believe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anɪ ˈmaɪ̯mən/

Noun

אַני־מאמין • (ani-maymen) m, plural אַני־מאמינס (ani-maymens)

  1. credo, dogma
    אַפּאָסטאָלישער אַני־מאמין ― apostolisher ani-maymen ― Apostles' Creed (literally, “apostolic credo”)
  2. (in the plural) the 13 Articles of Faith
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], volume 1, page 156:
      אַ צווייטער ייד איז אונטערגעשפּרונגען ביי די אַני־מאמינס און אַ דריטער האָט אָפּגעכאַפּט אַ יום־תהילים.
      a tsveyter yid iz untergeshprungen bay di ani-maymens un a driter hot opgekhapt a yontilim.
      A second man went up and down on his toes saying the Thirteen Articles of Faith. A third quickly recited the day's psalms.

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “אַני־מאמין”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אַני־מאמין” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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