פֿאַרחולמטfarkholemt meaning in Yiddish
lost in a daydream; mentally somewhere else · adjective (past participle used adjectivally)
The look someone gets when you've asked them the same question twice and they're still somewhere else—not asleep, and not really thinking about anything in particular.
זי זיצט בײַם פֿענצטער גאַנץ פֿאַרחולמט, און די קאַווע ווערט קאַלט.
“She's sitting by the window completely farkholemt, and the coffee's going cold.”
Picture the last time someone had to say your name twice before you noticed.
Yiddish words for feelings and moods
Published 27 August 2026