פֿירן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną. Compare German führen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁn̩/

Verb

פֿירן • (firn) (past participle געפֿירט‎ (gefirt))

  1. to lead, guide
  2. to walk (someone/something)
  3. to carry, take (by vehicle)
  4. to conduct, run, manage (someone/something)
  5. to chair, preside over
  6. to wage (war)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • פֿירער‎ (firer)
  • פֿירעכץ‎ (firekhts)
  • אונטערפֿירן‎ (unterfirn, “to attend”)
  • דורכפֿירן‎ (durkhfirn, “to carry out”)
  • פֿאַרפֿירן‎ (farfirn, “to mislead, seduce, swindle”)
  • פֿירנעמען‎ (firnemen, “to undertake”)
  • פֿירונג‎ (firung, “conduct, behaviour, custom”)
  • פֿירנעם‎ (firnem, “an undertaking, enterprise”)
  • פֿירער־ביכל‎ (firer-bikhl, “guide book”)
  • פֿירערשאַפֿט‎ (firershaft, “leadership”)
  • דערפֿירונג‎ (derfirung, “result, accomplishment”)
  • אַרײַנפֿיר‎ (araynfir)
  • דורכפֿיר‎ (durkhfir, “passage”)
  • געשעפֿטפֿירונג‎ (gesheftfirung, “conduct of business”)
  • אויפֿפֿירונג‎ (oyffirung, “performance (in theatre)”)
  • וואַסערפֿירער‎ (vaserfirer, “water carrier”)
  • לאַזער-געפֿירט‎ (lazer-gefirt, “laser-guided”)
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