נאַריש

Yiddish

Etymology

From נאַר‎ (nar, “fool”) +‎ ־יש‎ (-ish). Compare German närrisch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaʁɪʃ/
Hyphenation: נאַ‧ריש

Adjective

נאַריש • (narish)

foolish
‏אַ נאַרישע וועלט‎ ― a narishe velt ― a foolish world

‏אוי איר נאַרישע בחורים‎ ― oy ir narishe bokherem ― oh you foolish boys
- 2008, Daniel Kahn, Psoy Korolenko (lyrics and music), “Oy ir narishe tsienistn”:
  ‏אוי איר נאַרישע ציוניסטן
  מיט ײַער נאַרישן שׂכל‎
  oy ir narishe tsienistn
  mit ayer narishn seykhl
  Oh you foolish Zionists
  With your foolish brain

Declension

Declension of נאַריש


predicative					נאַריש‎ narish
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
case	masculine	indefinite	definite	post./nom.	feminine	plural
nominative	נאַרישער‎ narisher	נאַריש‎ narish	נאַרישע‎ narishe	נאַרישס‎ narishs	נאַרישע‎ narishe	נאַרישע‎ narishe
accusative	נאַרישן‎ narishn		נאַרישע‎ narishe	נאַרישס‎ narishs	נאַרישע‎ narishe
dative	נאַרישן‎ narishn		נאַרישן‎ narishn		נאַרישער‎ narisher

Derived terms

נאַרישקייט‎ (narishkeyt, “foolishness”)

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