פֿאַרנעמען

Yiddish

Etymology

Composed of פֿאַר‎ (far) + נעמען‎ (nemen), from Middle High German nemen (“to take, grasp”), from Old High German neman (“to take”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute, take”); compare German nemen and Dutch nemen.

Verb

פֿאַרנעמען • (farnemen) (past participle פֿאַרנומען‎ (farnumen))

to take up or occupy (as attention or time)

Derived terms

פֿאַרנומען‎ (farnumen, “busy”)
פֿאַרנעם‎ (farnem, “volume”)

Noun

פֿאַרנעמען • (farnemen)

plural of פֿאַרנעם‎ (farnem)

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