by
Pronunciations
by | (BYE) | listen |
Definitions
prep. At [a location], at the house of, with, among, according to the opinion of, at [an event, time of year] (in addition to Standard English near).
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
- English
Etymology
Yiddish preposition בײַ bay/ba 'at, near, with'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Younger: Jews in their 30s or younger
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
bay, bei
Notes
Very common among Orthodox Jews, including ba'alei teshuva. Research shows that younger Orthodox Jews are more likely to use this than older Orthodox Jews.
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