Bafeln - באפעלן
Bafeln - באפעלן \ba-FEL-en\ Verb \ Past Participle: Bafoyln:
To command, order, convey, communicate.
Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native German speaker pronounce this word (the pronunciation is a bit different from normal Yiddish pronunciation, but it’s similar enough that it should give you some idea of how to say the word properly).
Synonyms: forzogn (פארזאגן), gebotn (געבאטן), goyzer zayn (גוזר זיין), heysn(הייסן), shafn (שאפן).
German equivalents: anordnen, befehln, kommandieren.
Etymology: The word derives from Middle High German “bevelhen,” from Old High German “bifelahan, bifelhan,” itself from Proto-Germanic *felhanan (to conceal, hide, bury, trust, intrude) and the Proto-Indo-European root *pele(w)- (to hide) before it. Cognates include Afrikaans “beveel,” Dutch “bevelen,” Gothic filhan,Icelandic “fela,” Middle Dutch “bevelen,” Middle English “felen,” Modern English “feal,” New High German “befehlen,” North Frisian “befeljen,” Old Dutch “bifelan,” Old English “fēolan,” Old Frisian “fela,” Old Norse “fela,” Old Saxon “felhan,” andSwedish “befalla, befälet, befalla.”
Derivatives of bafeln: bafeler (באפעלער) - a commander; bafel (באפעל) - an order, command.
Derivatives of bafeln: bafeler (באפעלער) - a commander; bafel (באפעל) - an order, command.
Phrases with bafeln:
1. bafeln emetsn az (באפעלן עמעצן אז) - to send word to, give someone a message that
2. gebn a bafel (געבן א באפעל) - to give an order
3. farentfer bafel (פארענטפער באפעל) - an order to show cause
4.gerikht-bafel (געריכט-באפעל) - a court order, citation
1. bafeln emetsn az (באפעלן עמעצן אז) - to send word to, give someone a message that
2. gebn a bafel (געבן א באפעל) - to give an order
3. farentfer bafel (פארענטפער באפעל) - an order to show cause
4.gerikht-bafel (געריכט-באפעל) - a court order, citation
Bafeln in a sentence: Nokh Yetsias Mitsrayim, hot Got bafoyln di Yidn di taryag mitsves aroyf oyf Har Sinay um Shvues (נאך יציאת מצרים, האט גאט באפוילן די יידן די תרי”ג מצוות ארויף אויף הר סיני אום שבועות) - After the Exodus from Egypt, God commanded the Jews regarding the 613 commandments on top Mount Sinai onShvues.
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