a lebn af dir

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Pronunciations

a lebn af dir (ah LEH-bn ahf DEER) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. 'Bless you', said after someone sneezes among other circumstances.

Example Sentences

  • "Achoo!" "A lebn af dir."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אַ לעבן אױף דיר a lebn oyf dir, 'well done', lit. 'life upon you'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      a lebn oyf dir, a lebn oif dir, a leben af dir, a leben oyf dir, a leben oif dir

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