יתום
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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י־ת־ם (y-t-m) |
From Proto-Semitic *yatam- (“to be fatherless or without a guardian, to be without support of family or tribe, to be disenfranchised or alone”). Cognate with Arabic يَتِيم (yatīm), Aramaic יַתְמָא (yaṯmā), Classical Syriac ܝܲܬ݂ܡܵܐ (yaṯmā), Classical Mandaic ࡉࡀࡕࡉࡌࡀ (yatima), Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤌 (ytm), Tigre ያፓም (yattam), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎚𐎎 (ytm).
Noun
יָתוֹם • (yatóm) m (plural indefinite יְתוֹמִים, feminine counterpart יְתוֹמָה)
- orphan (person whose either parent has died)
Anagrams
- וימת
Yiddish
Noun
יתום • (yosem) m, plural יתומים (yesoymem), feminine יתומה (yesoyme), feminine plural יתומות (yesoymes), diminutive יתומל (yoseml)
Derived terms
- יתומדיק (yosemdik)
- פֿאַריתומט (faryosemt)
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