המן
Hebrew
Etymology
Probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /Imāniš/).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ha.ˈman/
Proper noun
הָמָן • (hamán) m
- Haman (Biblical character)
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew הָמָן (hamán), probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /Imāniš/).
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈhɔmɜn/
- (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈhuːmɜn/
Proper noun
המן • (homen) m
- Haman (Biblical character)
Derived terms
- המן־טאַשן (homen-tashn)
Noun
המן • (homen) m, plural המנס (homens)
- anti-Semite
- Synonym: אַנטיסעמיט (antisemit)