עולם

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ל־ם (ʿ-l-m)

Cognate with Aramaic עָלְמָא (ʿāləmā), Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam), Amharic ዓለም (ʿaläm).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /oˈlam/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /oɪ.lɔm/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Sephardi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʕoˈlam/, [ŋoˈlam]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʕøːˈlɔm/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʕoˈlɔm/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Biblical Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ʕoːˈlaːm/
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

עוֹלָם • ('olám) m (plural indefinite עוֹלָמִים, singular construct עוֹלַם־, plural construct עוֹלְמֵי־)

  1. (The) world: (the) Earth, (the) globe.
  2. (The) world: the states and nations of the world.
  3. A world: an area, a field of study.
  4. Ever, eternity.
  5. A world: the entirety of a person's life and experience.

Declension

Declension of עוֹלָם
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite עוֹלָם first עוֹלָמִי עוֹלָמֵנוּ
definite הָעוֹלָם second עוֹלָמְךָ עוֹלָמֵךְ עוֹלַמְכֶם עוֹלַמְכֶן
construct עוֹלַם־ third עוֹלָמוֹ עוֹלָמָהּ עוֹלָמָם עוֹלָמָן
plural indefinite עוֹלָמִים first עולמיי / עוֹלָמַי עוֹלָמֵינוּ
definite הָעוֹלָמִים second עוֹלָמֶיךָ עולמייך / עוֹלָמַיִךְ עוֹלְמֵיכֶם עוֹלְמֵיכֶן
construct עוֹלְמֵי־ third עוֹלָמָיו עוֹלָמֶיהָ עוֹלְמֵיהֶם עוֹלְמֵיהֶן

Derived terms

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עוֹלָם (olám).

Noun

עולם • (oylem) m, plural עולמס (oylems)

  1. public
  2. audience, turnout
  3. crowd

Derived terms

Noun

עולם • (oylem) m, plural עולמות (oylemes/oylomes)

  1. world
  2. (in the plural) the heavens, metaphysical spheres

Derived terms

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