היים

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, village”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”). Compare German Heim. Cognate to Dutch heem and English home.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛɪ̯m/

Noun

היים • (heym) f, plural היימען‎ (heymen)

home
‏אין דער היים‎‎ ― in der heym ― at home

Derived terms

אַהיים‎ (aheym, “homeward”)
היימיש‎ (heymish, “domestic; cozy; familiar, intimate; informal”)

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