אַגבֿ

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew אגב (agáv), itself a borrowing from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אגב (ʾaggaḇ, literally on the back [of]), from earlier Aramaic עַל גַּב (ʿal gaḇ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

אַגבֿ (agev)

  1. incidentally, by the way
    Synonym: אַגבֿ־אורחא (agev-urkhe)

Derived terms[edit]