aderaba
Pronunciations
Definitions
adv. By all means; certainly.
adv. To the contrary; not at all.
Example Sentences
"You want to rewrite the entry? Aderabe."
"If you want to learn, aderaba, you can sit at my desk." (Weiser)
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"No, it's not a good idea to take your brother-in-law as a partner. Aderaba you'll be out of business before you know it." (Weiser)
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Aramaic
- Yiddish
Etymology
From Aram. אַדְּרַבָּא aderaba 'upon/until the greater', through Heb. אַדְּרַבָּה/אַדְּרַבָּא aderaba/aderabah 'on the contrary', through Yid. אַדרבא/אַדרבה ad(e)rabe 'not at all, on the contrary; certainly, by all means'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Great Britain
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
adaraba, ada raba, aderabe, aderabah, adarabah
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