יתום

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ת־ם‎

From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Cognate with Arabic يَتِيم‎ (yatīm), Aramaic יַתְמָא‎ (yaṯmā), Classical Syriac ܝܲܬ݂ܡܵܐ‎ (yaṯmā), Classical Mandaic [script needed] (yatima), Phoenician [script needed] (ytm), Tigre [script needed] (yattam), Ugaritic [script needed] (ytm).

Noun

יָתוֹם • (yatóm) m (plural indefinite יְתוֹמִים‎, feminine counterpart יְתוֹמָה‎)

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

Anagrams

• וימת‎

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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)