המן

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Hebrew[edit]

 Haman on Wikipedia
 המן האגגי on Hebrew Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /⁠Imāniš⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

הָמָן (hamánm

  1. Haman (Biblical character)

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew הָמָן (hamán), probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /⁠Imāniš⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

המן (homenm

  1. Haman (Biblical character)

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

המן (homenm, plural המנס (homens)

  1. anti-Semite
    Synonym: אַנטיסעמיט (antisemit)