לעבן

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Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. Compare German leben and Leben. Akin to Dutch leven, English live and life, Swedish leva.

Verb

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לעבן (lebn) (past participle געלעבט (gelebt))

  1. to live
  2. to make a living; (with פֿון (fun)) to live off
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Noun

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לעבן (lebnn, plural לעבנס (lebns)

  1. life

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

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לעבן (lebn)

  1. near
    Synonym: בײַ (bay)
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