מערבֿ־ברעג

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • מערבֿ ברעג (mayrev breg)

Etymology

From מערבֿ (mayrev) +‎ ברעג (breg). Ultimately a calque of Arabic الضِّفَّة الْغَرْبِيَّة (aḍ-ḍiffa(t) al-ḡarbiyya), likely via a Slavic language.

Proper noun

מערבֿ־ברעג • (mayrev-breg) m

  1. West Bank (a region of Palestine)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מערבֿ־ברעג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “West Bank”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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