gnevah

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Pronunciations

gnevah (g-NAY-veh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Theft.

Example Sentences

  • "I don't feel right about using the firm's phone [for personal calls] - it's kind of geneva." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH גנבה 'theft' > Yid. 'גנבה' gneyve 'theft'

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      geneva, g'neva, gneyva, g'nevah, genevah, geneiva

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