כיבע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • אַכיבע (akhibe), אַכיבאַ (akhiba)
  • כאַבײַ (khabay), כיבײַ (khibay) — from Polish chybaj

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian and Ukrainian хіба́ (xibá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χɪbə/
  • Hyphenation: כי‧בע

Conjunction

כיבע • (khibe)

  1. (dialectal) unless, except
    Synonyms: סײַדן (saydn), אלא (ele)
  • כיביען (khibyen)
  • כיבנען (khibnen)

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “xibe/xibáj”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 871
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “כיבע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “כיבע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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