אַגבֿ

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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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

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Adverb

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אַגבֿ (agev)

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

Derived terms

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