يتيم

See also: یتیم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ي ت م (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”). Compare Aramaic יַתְמָא (yaṯmā), Classical Syriac ܝܲܬ݂ܡܵܐ (yaṯmā), Phoenician 𐤉‬𐤕‬𐤌 (y‬t‬m‬), Classical Mandaic ࡉࡀࡕࡉࡌࡀ (yatima), Hebrew יָתוֹם (yatóm), Tigre ያፓም (yattam), and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎚𐎎 (ytm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ja.tiːm/

Adjective

يَتِيم • (yatīm) (feminine يَتِيمَة (yatīma), common plural يَتَامَى (yatāmā), masculine plural أَيْتَام (ʔaytām) or يَتِيمُونَ (yatīmūna), feminine plural يَتِيمَات (yatīmāt) or يَتَائِم (yatāʔim))

  1. orphan
  2. unique of its kind, unequalled, unmatched, incomparable

Declension
Declension of adjective يَتِيم (yatīm)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal يَتِيم
yatīm		 الْيَتِيم
al-yatīm		 يَتِيمَة
yatīma		 الْيَتِيمَة
al-yatīma
Nominative يَتِيمٌ
yatīmun		 الْيَتِيمُ
al-yatīmu		 يَتِيمَةٌ
yatīmatun		 الْيَتِيمَةُ
al-yatīmatu
Accusative يَتِيمًا
yatīman		 الْيَتِيمَ
al-yatīma		 يَتِيمَةً
yatīmatan		 الْيَتِيمَةَ
al-yatīmata
Genitive يَتِيمٍ
yatīmin		 الْيَتِيمِ
al-yatīmi		 يَتِيمَةٍ
yatīmatin		 الْيَتِيمَةِ
al-yatīmati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal يَتِيمَيْن
yatīmayn		 الْيَتِيمَيْن
al-yatīmayn		 يَتِيمَتَيْن
yatīmatayn		 الْيَتِيمَتَيْن
al-yatīmatayn
Nominative يَتِيمَانِ
yatīmāni		 الْيَتِيمَانِ
al-yatīmāni		 يَتِيمَتَانِ
yatīmatāni		 الْيَتِيمَتَانِ
al-yatīmatāni
Accusative يَتِيمَيْنِ
yatīmayni		 الْيَتِيمَيْنِ
al-yatīmayni		 يَتِيمَتَيْنِ
yatīmatayni		 الْيَتِيمَتَيْنِ
al-yatīmatayni
Genitive يَتِيمَيْنِ
yatīmayni		 الْيَتِيمَيْنِ
al-yatīmayni		 يَتِيمَتَيْنِ
yatīmatayni		 الْيَتِيمَتَيْنِ
al-yatīmatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote‎; sound masculine plural‎; broken plural invariable sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَيْتَام‎; يَتِيمِين‎; يَتَامَى
ʔaytām‎; yatīmīn‎; yatāmā		 الْأَيْتَام‎; الْيَتِيمِين‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-ʔaytām‎; al-yatīmīn‎; al-yatāmā		 يَتِيمَات‎; يَتَائِم‎; يَتَامَى
yatīmāt‎; yatāʔim‎; yatāmā		 الْيَتِيمَات‎; الْيَتَائِم‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-yatīmāt‎; al-yatāʔim‎; al-yatāmā
Nominative أَيْتَامٌ‎; يَتِيمُونَ‎; يَتَامَى
ʔaytāmun‎; yatīmūna‎; yatāmā		 الْأَيْتَامُ‎; الْيَتِيمُونَ‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-ʔaytāmu‎; al-yatīmūna‎; al-yatāmā		 يَتِيمَاتٌ‎; يَتَائِمُ‎; يَتَامَى
yatīmātun‎; yatāʔimu‎; yatāmā		 الْيَتِيمَاتُ‎; الْيَتَائِمُ‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-yatīmātu‎; al-yatāʔimu‎; al-yatāmā
Accusative أَيْتَامًا‎; يَتِيمِينَ‎; يَتَامَى
ʔaytāman‎; yatīmīna‎; yatāmā		 الْأَيْتَامَ‎; الْيَتِيمِينَ‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-ʔaytāma‎; al-yatīmīna‎; al-yatāmā		 يَتِيمَاتٍ‎; يَتَائِمَ‎; يَتَامَى
yatīmātin‎; yatāʔima‎; yatāmā		 الْيَتِيمَاتِ‎; الْيَتَائِمَ‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-yatīmāti‎; al-yatāʔima‎; al-yatāmā
Genitive أَيْتَامٍ‎; يَتِيمِينَ‎; يَتَامَى
ʔaytāmin‎; yatīmīna‎; yatāmā		 الْأَيْتَامِ‎; الْيَتِيمِينَ‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-ʔaytāmi‎; al-yatīmīna‎; al-yatāmā		 يَتِيمَاتٍ‎; يَتَائِمَ‎; يَتَامَى
yatīmātin‎; yatāʔima‎; yatāmā		 الْيَتِيمَاتِ‎; الْيَتَائِمِ‎; الْيَتَامَى
al-yatīmāti‎; al-yatāʔimi‎; al-yatāmā

Descendants
  • Maltese: ltim
  • Moroccan Arabic: يتيم (ytīm)
  • → Azerbaijani: yetim
  • → Bashkir: етем (yetem), йәтим (yətim)
  • → Bengali: এতিম (etim)
  • → Crimean Tatar: yetim
  • → Hindi: यतीम (yatīm)
  • → Indonesian: yatim
  • → Kazakh: жетім (jetım)
  • → Kyrgyz: жетим (jetim)
  • → Kumyk: етим (yetim)
  • Kurdish:
    → Northern Kurdish: êtîm, yetîm
    → Central Kurdish: ھەتیو (hetîw), ھەتیم (hetîm)
    → Southern Kurdish: یەتیم (yetîm)
  • → Javanese: yatim
  • → Lezgi: етим (etim)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: یتیم (yetim)
    • Turkish: yetim
    • → Albanian: jetim
    • → Armenian: եթիմ (etʻim)
    • → Georgian: ჲეთიმი (yetimi)
    • → Laz: ჲეთიმი (yetimi)
    • → Serbo-Croatian: jètīm／јѐтӣм
    • → Ubykh: еҭым (etəm)
  • → Swahili: yatima
  • → Persian: یتیم (yatim)
  • → Salar: yetim
  • → Sindhi: يتيم
  • → Talysh: yətim
  • → Tatar: ятим (yatim), ятимә (yatimä)
  • → Turkmen: ýetim
  • → Urdu: یتیم (etem)
  • → Uyghur: يىتىم (yitim)
  • → Uzbek: yetim

References

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic يَتِيم (yatīm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jtiːm/

Noun

يتيم • (ytīm) m (plural يتام (ytām) or يتامى (ytāma) or يتامى (yatāma), feminine يتيمة (ytīma))

  1. orphan
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