פֿון

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See also: פון

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German fon; compare German von.

Pronunciation

Preposition

פֿון (fun) (contracted dem-form פֿונעם (funem) or פֿון (fun))

  1. of
    • 2019 June 9, “אַן אויסדרוק פֿון מיטגעפֿיל פֿאַרן געוועזענעם פֿאָרזיצער פֿון דער פֿאָרווערטס־פֿאַרוואַלטונג, ד״ר באַרני זומאָף [A Note Of Sympathy To Former Chair of the Forward Board, Dr. Barnett Zumoff]”, in Der Forverts:
      די טאָכטער פֿונעם געוועזענעם פֿאָרזיצער פֿון דער פֿאָרווערטס־פֿאַרוואַלטונג
      di tokhter funem gevezenem forzitser fun der forverts-farvaltung
      the daughter of the former chair of the Forward Board of Directors
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    Synonyms: איידער (eyder), ווי (vi), פֿאַר (far)
    וואָס איז פֿלינקער פֿון אַ מויז?
    vos iz flinker fun a moyz?
    What is nimbler than a mouse?
  4. by (indicates authorship)