מים

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־י־ם (m-y-m)

From Proto-Semitic *māy-. Compare Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), Arabic مَاء (māʔ). Doublet of מ״ם (“מ”).

Pronunciation

Noun

מַיִם • (máyim) m pl (plural construct מֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form מָיִם)

  1. (plural only) (uncountable) water

Usage notes

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: מים (mayem)

References

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English meme.

Pronunciation

Noun

מים • (mim) m, plural מימען (mimen)

  1. (neologism, Internet) meme

See also

  • (meme (unit of cultural information)): מעמע f (meme)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “meme (internet)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew מים (máyim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmajɪm/, /ˈmaɪ̯əm/

Noun

מים • (mayim, mayem) n

  1. water
    Synonym: וואַסער (vaser)

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מים”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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