Maimonides

Maimonides

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maimōnidēs, from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Hebrew בֵּן מַיְמוֹן‎ (ben maymon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون‎ (ibn maymūn), both meaning “son of Maymon”.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /maɪˈmɑnədiz/

Proper noun

Maimonides

1. A medieval Jewish philosopher.

Translations

medieval Jewish philosopher

French: Maïmonide German: Maimonides Greek: Ancient Greek: Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs) Hebrew: רמב״ם‎ (ramba"m), רבי משה בן מימון‎ (rabí moshé ben maimón)

Italian: Maimonide Latin: Maimōnidēs m Russian: Маймони́д m (Majmoníd) Yiddish: רמב״ם‎ (rambam)

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Hebrew בן-מימון‎ (ben maimon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون‎ (ibn maymūn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ma.iˈmoː.ni.deːs/, [ma.ɪˈmoː.nɪ.deːs]

Proper noun

Maimōnidēs m (genitive Maimōnidae); first declension

1. Maimonides

Declension

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Maimōnidēs
Genitive	Maimōnidae
Dative	Maimōnidae
Accusative	Maimōnidēn
Ablative	Maimōnidē
Vocative	Maimōnidē

Further reading

• Moses Maimonides on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la