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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German jārzīt (“anniversary”), equivalent to יאָר (yor, “year”) + צײַט (tsayt, “time”); cognate to German Jahreszeit (“season”).
Noun
יאָרצײַט • (yortsayt) m or f, plural יאָרצײַטן (yortsaytn)
- yahrzeit
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