בעטן

Hebrew

Root
ב־ע־ט (b-ʿ-ṭ)

Noun

בַּעֲטָן • (ba'atán) m

  1. kicker
  2. rebel, dissenter, nonconformist

Yiddish

Etymology 1

The present forms are from Middle High German beten, from Old High German betōn (to pray), while the past participle is that of Middle High German bitten, from Old High German bitten (to request). Cognate with German beten and bitten respectively, which were merged in many German dialects, too. The Yiddish vowel -e- is regular since open-syllable lengthening was regularly blocked before -t-. (German beten is an irregular or regional form, but compare the frequentative betteln with the normal development.) See also English bid.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈbɛtn̩/
  • (Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɪ̯tn̩/
  • (Ukraynish, also) IPA(key): /ˈbitn̩/

Verb

בעטן • (betn) (past participle געבעטן (gebetn))

  1. to request
    • שלום־עליכם, בײַם דאָקטער(Can we date this quote?)
      איך וויל אײַך בעטן, הערר דאָקטער, איין זאַך׃ איר זאָלט מיך אויסהערן.
      ikh vil aykh betn, herr dokter, eyn zakh׃ ir zolt mikh oyshern.
      I wish to request one thing of you, Doctor: you must hear me out.
  2. to ask (a person)
    פֿאַרוואָס בעטסטו נישט דײַן ברודער?
    farvos betstu nisht dayn bruder?
    Why don't you ask your brother?
  3. to pray
    מאַמע בעט צו גאָט פֿאַר בעסער געזונט.
    mame bet tsu got far beser gezunt.
    Mother prays to God for better health.
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈbɛtn̩/

Noun

בעטן • (betn)

  1. plural of בעט (bet)
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