zis
Pronunciations
zis | (ZIHS) | listen |
Definitions
adj. Sweet.
Example Sentences
"Growing up my grandparents used to call me zis and every year on Rosh Hashana would wish me a zis yor." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
זיס zis
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
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Alternative Spellings
zees, zesa, zisa, zesah, zisah, zise, ziseh, zeese
Notes
"Used in such expressions as zeesen neshumeleh (a gentle soul) and a “have a zeesen Pesach” (have a sweet Passover)." (JPS)
An -e is added at the end (zise) when used before a noun.
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