mamzer

English

Alternative forms

• momser

Etymology

Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, “bastard”)

Noun

mamzer (plural mamzers or mamzerim)

1. A child who is born out of wedlock, from an incestuous or adulterous relationship or from parents of different faiths; a bastard.
2. A contemptible person; a jerk.
3. (Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is forbidden by Jewish law, such as an unmarried man and a married woman, or whose mother is a mamzer. The term is often mistranslated as bastard.

Translations

person of illegitimate birth

• Czech: mamzer m
• French: mamzer m
• German: Mamser m, Mamzer m
• Italian: mamzer m
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• Japanese: マムゼール
• Polish: mamzer (pl) m
• Russian: мамзер m (mamzer)
• Yiddish: ממזר m (mamzer), ממזרת f (mamzeret)

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• mamzeer (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ממזר (mamzer), from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑm.zər/
• Hyphenation: mam‧zer

Noun

mamzer m (plural mamzers or mamzeirem)

1. (Judaism) mamzer, bastard (child born from a disallowed relationship)