זאַלבן

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German salben, from Old High German salbon, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn, from Proto-Germanic *salbōną. Equivalent to ⁧זאַלב⁩ (zalb, “ointment”) +‎ ⁧־ן⁩ (-n).

Verb

⁧זאַלבן⁩ • (zalbn) (past participle ⁧געזאַלבט⁩ (gezalbt))

  1. To anoint; to use ointment upon
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

⁧זאַלבן⁩ • (zalbn)

  1. plural of ⁧זאַלב⁩ (zalb)
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