nifter

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Definitions

  • v. ('to be nifter') To be deceased.

  • n. A deceased person.

Example Sentences

  • "My grandmother was nifter last month."

  • "He was loy-aleykhem nifter three weeks ago." (source)

  • "May the niftar [deceased] be a melits yosher for us all." (Glinert)

  • "The family was around him when he was niftar." (Glinert)

  • "Four generations are present here today to pay respect to the nifteret." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH נפטר niftár '(masculine singular) passed away' > Y ניפֿטר װערן nífter vern 'to pass away', lit. 'to become niftar'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      niftar

Notes

  • feminine: 'nifteret' or 'nifteres'

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