noun pl. Ashkenazim
Origin: Heb, a German Jew; earlier, a German, after ashkenaz, name of an ancient kingdom (see Jer. 51:27), after ashkenaz, second son of Gomer (see Gen. 10:3); prob. akin to Akkadian ishkuzai (> Gr Skythoi, the Scythians)
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See Ashkenazi in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. Ash·ke·naz·im (-năzˈĭm, -näˈzĭm)
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Origin: Medieval Hebrew ’aškənāzî
Origin: , from ’aškənaz, Germany
Origin: , adoption of Hebrew ’aškənaz, name of one of Noah's grandsons and of a neighboring people
Origin: , perhaps alteration of earlier *’aškûz, Scythians
Origin: ; akin to Akkadian ašguzai, iškuzai
Origin: , from Old Persian Saka-, Skūča-
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