מָנוּשׁ
manoush
Everyday HebrewMeaningA person, usually a man. It can be a friendly way to talk about someone, or it can mean you think the person is not very important.
HistoryThis word came to Hebrew from Yiddish, a language spoken by Jews in Europe. In Yiddish, the word is "mentsh", which means "person". The Yiddish word came from the German word "Mensch", which also means "person".
Some guy knocked on my door in the middle of the night.