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Where does “מבֿין” come from?

מבֿין (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מֵבִין, from Hebrew הֵבִין — to understand.

מבֿין (Yiddish): expert, connoisseur, know-it-all

Definitions

  1. expert, connoisseur, know-it-all

Ancestry of “מבֿין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמֵבִיןone who knows; one who understands, connoisseur,...
2Hebrewהֵבִיןto understand

Words derived from “מבֿין”

  • maven
  • mavenhood
  • mavenry
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