עם־האָרץ

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עַם הָאָרֶץ ('am ha'árets).

Noun

עם־האָרץ (amoretsm, plural עמי־הארצים (ameratsim)

  1. person unlearned in traditional Jewish subjects
  2. (by extension) ignoramus, unlearned or uneducated person

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