נמאס

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Hebrew

Root
מ־א־ס (m-ʾ-s)

Verb

נִמְאַס (nim'ás) (nif'al construction)

  1. to get fed up, to have had it
    העבודה הזאת נמאסה עליי.
    ha'avodá hazót nim'asá 'aláy.
    I've had it with this job.
    נמאס לי לעבוד קשה בעבור שכר נמוך.
    nim'ás li la'avód qashé be'avúr sachár namúch.
    I'm fed up with working hard for low pay.

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Yiddish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נִמְאַס (nim'ás, to be fed up with)

Pronunciation

Adjective

נמאס (nimes)

  1. boring
  2. unappealing

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References

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books