צאַמען

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • צאָמען (tsomen), צוימען (tsoymen)

Etymology 1

Compare German zähmen. Likely still inherited from Middle High German zemen, Old High German zemmen, Proto-West Germanic *tammjan and ultimately Proto-Germanic *tamjaną, however the Yiddish form appears to have lost the umlaut, possibly influenced by Middle High German zam (cf. German zahm). Related to צאַם (tsam).

Verb

צאַמען • (tsamen) (past participle געצאַמט (getsamt))

  1. (imperfective) to tame, to curb, to restrain, to subdue
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • אײַנצאַמען (ayntsamen, to fence in, enclose; to curb, restrain)
  • אַרומצאַמען (arumtsamen, to enclose, fence in)
  • אָפּצאַמען (optsamen, to mark off, fence off, enclose; fig. to separate, isolate)
  • פֿאַרצאַמען (fartsamen, to enclose, to confine; to close, to block, to hinder, to prevent)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “צאַמען” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “צאַמען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

צאַם (tsam) + ־ען (-en).

Noun

צאַמען • (tsamen) pl

  1. plural of צאַם (tsam): fences
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