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Yiddish
Alternative forms
- פּאָנעם (ponem) — Soviet phonetic spelling
Etymology
From Hebrew פָּנִים (paním, “face”), from Proto-Semitic *pan-.
Pronunciation
Noun
פּנים • (ponem) n, plural פּנימער (penemer), diminutive פּנימל (peneml)
- face
- אַ שיין פּנים! ― a sheyn ponem! ― (What a) pretty face!
- Synonym: געזיכט (gezikht), צורה (tsure)
Derived terms
- אַ פּנים (a ponem, “apparently, seemingly, on the face of it”)
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