גנבֿ
See also: גנב
Yiddish
Etymology
From Medieval Ashkenazi Hebrew גַּנָּב (gánov, “thief”), from Tiberian Hebrew גַּנָּב (ganốv).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡanəf]
Noun
גנבֿ • (ganef) m, plural גנבֿים (ganovim), feminine גנבֿטע (ganefte)
- thief, fraudster
- (derogatory) crook, rascal, scoundrel, person who wrongs another
Derived terms
- גנבֿענען (ganvenen)
Descendants
- → Dutch: gannef
- → English: ganef
- → German: Ganove, Ganeff
- → Lower Sorbian: ganowa