יתום

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ת־ם (y-t-m)
1 term

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)

Declension

Declension of יָתוֹם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite יָתוֹם first יְתוֹמִי יְתוֹמֵנוּ
definite הַיָּתוֹם second יְתוֹמְךָ יְתוֹמֵךְ יְתוֹמְכֶם יְתוֹמְכֶן
construct יְתוֹם־ third יְתוֹמוֹ יְתוֹמָהּ יְתוֹמָם יְתוֹמָן
plural indefinite יְתוֹמִים first יתומיי / יְתוֹמַי יְתוֹמֵינוּ
definite הַיְּתוֹמִים second יְתוֹמֶיךָ יתומייך / יְתוֹמַיִךְ יְתוֹמֵיכֶם יְתוֹמֵיכֶן
construct יְתוֹמֵי־ third יְתוֹמָיו יְתוֹמֶיהָ יְתוֹמֵיהֶם יְתוֹמֵיהֶן

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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

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