יושר

Hebrew

Root
י־שׁ־ר (y-š-r)

Noun

יושר / יֹשֶׁר • (yósher) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

honesty, integrity, uprightness

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יֹשֶׁר.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɔjʃɛʀ/
IPA^(key): /ˈjɔə̯ʃəʀ/

Noun

יושר • (yoysher) m

justice, uprightness

Derived terms

אומיושר (umyoysher)
יושרדיק (yoysherdik)
יושרדיקײט (yoysherdikayt)
שׂכל-הישר (seykl-hayosher)
דרך-הישר (derekh-hayosher)
מילץ-ישר (meylets-yoysher)

References

Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “jojšer”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 420

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