שמד
שְׁמָד
'conversion from Judaism'

ETYMOLOGY

a for old kamatz -- a relic of the pre-Ashkenazic pronunciation {מאַקס ווײַנרײַך, געשיכטע פֿון דער ייִדישער שפּראַך, 2: 12}

WESTERN

šmad {NORTHWESTERN, Katz 1982: 130}
- šəmɔd {Whole Hebrew}

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

šmadvorc {WTCP, SOUTH-CENTRAL HUNGARY, Garvin 1965: 99}

CENTRAL

šmad {NORTHWESTERN, Katz 1982: 130}
- šəmɔd {Whole Hebrew}

NORTHEASTERN

šmad {NORTHWESTERN, Katz 1982: 130}
- šəmɔd {Whole Hebrew}