מימון

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
מ־מ־ן‎ (m-m-n)

Noun

מימון / מִמּוּן • (mimún) m (plural indefinite מימונים / מִמּוּנִים‎, plural construct מימוני־ / מִמּוּנֵי־‎) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

financing, funding

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَيْمُون‎ (maymūn).

In the case of Maimonides, the patronymic "Maimon" originated with Maimonides' grandfather, who was named Hacham Yosef Maimon ben Yitzchak.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /majˈmon/

Proper noun

מַיְמוֹן • (maymón) m

a male given name, Maimon
a surname originating as a patronymic: Maimonides

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