המן

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /⁠Imāniš⁠/).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /haˈman/

Proper noun

⁧הָמָן⁩ • (hamán) m

Haman (Biblical character)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ⁧הָמָן⁩ (hamán), probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /⁠Imāniš⁠/).

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔmɜn/
(Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːmɜn/

Proper noun

⁧המן⁩ • (homen) m

Haman (Biblical character)

Derived terms

⁧המן־טאַשן⁩ (homen-tashn)

Noun

⁧המן⁩ • (homen) m, plural ⁧המנס⁩ (homens)

anti-Semite
Synonym: ⁧אַנטיסעמיט⁩ (antisemit)

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