אַרבעס
arbes/ˈaʁbəs/masculine
The Yiddish word for chickpea is אַרבעס (arbes).
אַרבעס is a masculine noun meaning seed.
Meaning: seed (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /ˈaʁbəs/.
Did you know?
- The Yiddish word אַרבעס shares an ancestor with the English word 'pea', both tracing back to the Proto-Germanic root *arwīts.
- The use of אַרבעס in Yiddish reflects the influence of Middle High German, the language of the regions where many Ashkenazi Jews settled during the Middle Ages.
- The word אַרבעס is used to refer to both chickpeas and garden peas, as Yiddish often groups these legumes together under one term.
Example sentences for Yiddish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Yitzhak and Chana are cooking dinner together.
- יצחק Yitzchakחנה, האָבן מיר אַרבעס אין קוך?Chana, hobn mir arbes in kukh?Chana, do we have chickpeas in the kitchen?
- חנה Chanaניין, יצחק, מיר האָבן נישט.neyn, Yitzhok, mir hobn nisht.No, Yitzhak, we don't have any.
- יצחק Yitzchakאיך וועל גיין קויפן אַרבעס יעצט.ikh vel geyn koyfn arbes yetst.I will go buy chickpeas now.
- חנה Chanaדאַנק, דאָס איז זייער גוט.dank, dos iz zeyer gut.Thanks, that is very good.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chickpea” translations and entries אַרבעס, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries אַרבעס, CC BY-SA 4.0.
