קאַמף

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German kampf, from Old High German kampf, from Proto-West Germanic *kamp (battlefield, battle), a borrowing from Latin campus (field, plain), where battles would be pitched. Cognate to German Kampf.

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Noun

קאַמף (kamfm, plural קאַמפֿן (kamfn)

  1. fight, struggle, battle
    • The Yiddish Forward, 10 July 2014
      בײַם אָנהייב פֿון די נײַסטע קאַמפֿן צווישן ישׂראל און „כאַמאַס‟, האָבן די מיליטאַנטן אין עזה געהאַט גרויס חשק דורכצופֿירן די אַטאַקן קעגן דער ייִדישער מדינה
      baym onheyb fun di nayste kamfn tsvishn yisroel un „khamas‟, hobn di militantn in aze gehat groys kheyshek durkhtsufirn di atakn kegn der yidisher medine
      At the onset of the most recent hostilities between Israel and Hamas, militants in Gaza had a great desire to carry out attacks against the Jewish state.