המן

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Hebrew

 Haman on Wikipedia
 המן האגגי on Hebrew Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

הָמָן (hamánm

  1. Haman (Biblical character)

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

המן (homenm

  1. Haman (Biblical character)

Derived terms

Noun

המן (homenm, plural המנס (homens)

  1. anti-Semite
    Synonym: אַנטיסעמיט (antisemit)