פֿרוי

From Middle High German vrouwe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁɔɪ̯/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): [ˈfʁɔɪ̯]
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): [ˈfʁoʊ̯], [ˈfʁoː]
• (Southeastern) IPA^(key): [ˈfʁuː]
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): [ˈfʁɔʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: פֿרוי

פֿרוי • (froy) f, plural פֿרויען (froyen)

1. woman
2. wife
3. Title of courtesy for women: Mrs, Ms

• (woman): ווײַב (vayb)
• (wife): ווײַב (vayb)
• (Mrs): מאַדאַם (madam)

• (woman): מאַן (man)
• (wife): מאַן (man)
• (Mrs): הער (her)

• Alexander Harkavy (1910), “Woman”, in Complete English-Jewish dictionary, 6th edition, New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, page 730
• Paul Abelson (1915), “woman”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1725
• Uriel Weinreich (1977), “woman”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 365