אָאַזיס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),


Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة‎ (wāḥa). Doublet of אָאַזע‎ (oaze).

Noun

אָאַזיס • (oazis) m, plural אָאַזיסן‎ (oazisn)

  1. oasis

Derived terms
  • אָאַזיסדיק‎ (oazisdik)
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