יתום

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
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)

1. orphan (person whose either parent has died)

Anagrams

• וימת

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)