World Archives Project: Poland, Jewish Holocaust Survivors Registered in Warsaw, 1945-1946 - Abbreviations
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Abbreviations and Polish words found in this project. Feel free to add to and edit (correct!!) this list!
Note: We don't translate items on the project (just the month fields). Key as seen. This is for reference only.
| abbreviation | meaning | english translation | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaśw Wojsk | Zaświadczenie Wojskowe | Military certificate | ||
| ZSRR | USSR | Soviet Union | ||
| z domu | z domu | nee | Maiden name | |
| Patrz | Patrz | See | Refer to... | |
| ur | urodzony | born | ie born 1915 | |
| z dn | dated | ie dated June 25 | ||
| W-wa | Warszawa | Warsaw | ||
| W-wie | Warszawie | Warsaw | ||
| W-wy | Warszawy | Warsaw | The difference between Warszawa, Warszawie, and Warszawy is one of Polish grammar.
w Warszawie in Warsaw, do Warszawy to Warsaw, z Warszawy from Warsaw | |
| i | and | ie John and Mary | ||
| zaw | Zawód | Occupation | ie carpenter (cieśla) | |
| zarej | registered (on) | |||
| Karta Ewak | Karta Ewakuacja | Evacuation Card | ||
| jako | as | The common context denotes an alias ie Living in Prague AS Helena Sawika | ||
| ZSSR | USSR | |||
| ob | obecnie | currently | ie the current address at the time the record was created | |
| zezn świadków | witness testimony (Witnesses testify?) | |||
| przyb | przybyła | arrived (at) | ie Arrived at Buchenwald | |
| przyb z | przybyła z | came from | ||
| u | ulica | street | ||
| ul | ulica | street | ||
| Szpital Miejski | Municipal Hospital | |||
| Ukrywał | Hiding | |||
| bunkru | bunker | |||
| w | in, at | w W-wa = In Warsaw | ||
| z męża | with husband | |||
| zam | zamieszkania | home /residence | ||
| aryjka | Aryan | |||
| Obóz | Camp | Ie Camp Buchenwald | ||
| W Rzeszy | The Reich | |||
| Oświęcim | Auschwitz | |||
| Woj | Wojny | War | ||
| z d | z domu | nee | maiden name | |
| W ukryciu | in hiding | |||
| Żyd | Jew | |||
| Partyzantka | Guerrilla | |||
| dla | for, to | |||
| KZ | komitet żydów | Jewish committee | Possibly this one | |
| Wrócił z | returned from | |||
| vide | see (refer to) | actually latin | ||
| córka | daughter | |||
| kibuc | kibbutz | See Article | ||
| Obywatelstwo | Citizenship | |||
| w obozie | in camp | |||
| vel | actually | denotes a person's real name. John vel Adam means that John's name is really Adam. Latin origin. | ||
| z | with, from | |||
| u | in, at | |||
| o | about, at | |||
| a | and, while | |||
| r | rok | year | ||
| stacji | station | |||
| nieznany | unknown | |||
| al | aleje | Alley, Avenue | Ie Aleje Jerozolimskie = Jerusalem Avenue |
