גמור

Hebrew

Root
ג־מ־ר (g-m-r)
4 terms

Adjective

גָּמוּר • (gamúr) (feminine גְּמוּרָה, masculine plural גְּמוּרִים, feminine plural גְּמוּרוֹת)

  1. finished, completed
  2. total, complete, absolute
    שקט גמור ― shéket gamúr ― complete quiet
  3. (slang) hopeless, lost, finished, dead
  4. (slang) finished, dead, worn out, exhausted

Derived terms

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גמור.

Root
ג־מ־ר (g-m-r)
4 terms

Noun

גמור • (gomer)

  1. complete
  2. absolute

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 47
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