זאַל

See also: זאָל

Yiddish

Etymology

Cognate to or borrowed from German Saal, further influenced by Russian зал (zal), and possibly French salle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaɫ/
• Homophone: ז״ל (z"l; zikhroyne/zikhroynem levrokhe)

Noun

זאַל • (zal) m or f, plural זאַלן (zaln), diminutive זאַלכל (zalkhl)

1. large room, hall
2. salon

   Synonyms: סאַלאָן (salon), סאַליע (salye)

3. reception room

   Synonyms: סאַליע (salye), אויפֿנאַם־זאַל (oyfnam-zal)

4. living room

   Synonym: וווינצימער (voyntsimer)

Usage notes

• Senses 3 and 4 only take the feminine gender.
• Sense 3 is not attested in Astravux, while sense 4 is not attested in the JNW.

Derived terms

• אויפֿנאַם־זאַל (oyfnam-zal, “reception room”)
• אויסשטעלזאַל (oysshtelzal, “exhibition hall”)
• אָפּעראַציע־זאַל (operatsye-zal, “operation room”)
• וואַרטזאַל (vartzal), וואַרטע־זאַל (varte-zal, “waiting room”)
• ביליאַרדזאַל (bilyardzal, “billiards room”)
• גימנאַסטישער זאַל (gimnastisher zal, “gymnasium, sports hall”)
• געבורט־זאַל (geburt-zal, “delivery (birth) room”)
• טאַנצזאַל (tantszal), טאַנץ־זאַל (tants-zal, “dance hall, ballroom, disco”)
• טראָנזאַל (tronzal), קרוינזאַל (kroynzal, “throne room”)
• לייענזאַל (leyenzal, “reading room”)
• לעקציע־זאַל (lektsye-zal, “lecture hall, auditorium”)
• לערן־זאַל (lern-zal, “lecture hall”)
• ספּאָרטזאַל (sportzal, “gymnasium, sports hall”)
• עסזאַל (eszal), עס־זאַל (es-zal), שפּײַז־זאַל (shpayz-zal, “dining room, mess hall”)
• קורזאַל (kurzal, “spa room”)
• קינאָ־זאַל (kino-zal, “cinema hall”)
• שטרײַק־זאַל (shtrayk-zal, “strike hall”)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “zal”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik, Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 885
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “זאַל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].