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”)

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). .
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