ainfal

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Pronunciations

ainfal (AYN-fahl) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An idea, notion

Example Sentences

  • "I couldn't figure out how to spend Bein HaZmanim in the country until I had an ainfal to work in a camp." (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אײַנפֿאַל 'idea, notion'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      aynfal, eynfal, einfal

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