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

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

Proper noun

Maimonides

1. A medieval Jewish philosopher.
   • 2022 January 22, Jonathan Reiner, “If you think that glass of wine is good for you, it’s time to reconsider”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Maimonides, the 12th century scholar, rabbi and physician also extolled the health benefits of wine in moderation.

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)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a partial calque of Medieval Hebrew בן מימון (ben maimon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ma.ɪˈmoː.nɪ.deːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ma.iˈmɔː.ni.des]

Proper noun

Maimōnidēs m sg (genitive Maimōnidae); first declension

1. Maimonides

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Maimōnidēs
genitive	Maimōnidae
dative	Maimōnidae
accusative	Maimōnidēn
ablative	Maimōnidē
vocative	Maimōnidē

Further reading

• Moses Maimonides on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la