haham
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Ladino
Etymology
From Hebrew חכם. Doublet of hakim.
Noun
haham m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling חכם, plural hahamim)
See also
- rubisa (“rabbi's wife”)
Further reading
- Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “jajám”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 248
- Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “haham”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 190
- Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “ḥajam”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خاخام (haham), from Hebrew חָכָם.
Noun
haham m (plural hahami)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + indefinite article | + definite article | + indefinite article | + definite article | ||
| nominative/accusative | (un) haham | hahamul | (niște) hahami | hahamii | |
| genitive/dative | (unui) haham | hahamului | (unor) hahami | hahamilor | |
| vocative | hahamule | hahamilor | |||
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish خاخام, from Hebrew חָכָם.
Pronunciation
Noun
haham (definite accusative hahamı, plural hahamlar)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “haham”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خاخام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 818