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

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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