خاخام

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Ottoman Turkish

خاخام

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám, wise man; rabbi).

Noun

خاخام (haham)

  1. (Judaism) rabbi, a Jewish scholar or teacher of Jewish law

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: haham
  • Armenian: խախամ (xaxam)
  • Romanian: haham

Further reading

Persian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חָכָם (ḥāḵām). Compare Arabic حَاخَام (ḥāḵām).

Noun

خاخام (xâxâm) (plural خاخام‌ها (xâxâm-hâ))

  1. (Judaism) rabbi, Rabbi