יתום

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ת־ם

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)

  1. orphan (person whose parent or parents have died)

Anagrams


Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יָתוֹם (yatóm)

Noun

יתום (yosem) m, plural יתומים (yesoymem), feminine יתומה (yesoyme), feminine plural יתומות (yesoymes), diminutive יתומל (yoseml)

  1. orphan

Derived terms

  • יתומדיק (yosemdik)
  • פֿאַריתומט (faryosemt)
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