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Where does “אַדרבא” come from?

אַדרבא (Yiddish) comes from Aramaic אדרבא — on the contrary.

אַדרבא (Yiddish): on the contrary

Definitions

  1. on the contrary

Ancestry of “אַדרבא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicאדרבאon the contrary
Every word from Aramaic אדרבא →