يتيم

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ي ت م (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). Compare Aramaic יַתְמָא (yaṯmā), Classical Syriac ܝܲܬ݂ܡܵܐ (yaṯmā), Phoenician 𐤉‬𐤕‬𐤌 (y‬t‬m‬), Classical Mandaic ࡉࡀࡕࡉࡌࡀ (yatima), Hebrew יָתוֹם (yatóm), Tigre ያፓም (yattam), and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎚𐎎 (ytm).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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يَتِيم (yatīm) (feminine يَتِيمَة (yatīma), common plural يَتَامَى (yatāmā), masculine plural أَيْتَام (ʔaytām) or يَتِيمُونَ (yatīmūna), feminine plural يَتِيمَات (yatīmāt) or يَتَائِم (yatāʔim))

  1. orphan
  2. unique of its kind, unequalled, unmatched, incomparable

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Malay

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Noun

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يتيم (plural يتيم-يتيم or يتيم۲, informal 1st possessive يتيمکو, 2nd possessive يتيممو, 3rd possessive يتيمڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of yatim

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic يَتِيم (yatīm).

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Noun

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يتيم (ytīmm (plural يتام (ytām) or يتامى (ytāma) or يتامى (yatāma), feminine يتيمة (ytīma))

  1. orphan