עולם

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ל־ם (ʿ-l-m)

Cognate with Aramaic עָלְמָא (ʿāləmā), Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam), Amharic ዓለም (ʿaläm).

Pronunciation

Noun

עוֹלָם ('olámm (plural indefinite עוֹלָמִים, singular construct עוֹלַם־, plural construct עוֹלְמֵי־)

  1. (The) world: (the) Earth, (the) globe.
  2. (The) world: the states and nations of the world.
  3. A world: an area, a field of study.
  4. Ever, eternity.
  5. A world: the entirety of a person's life and experience.

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עוֹלָם (olám).

Noun

עולם (oylemm, plural עולמס (oylems)

  1. public
  2. audience, turnout
  3. crowd

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Noun

עולם (oylemm, plural עולמות (oylemes/oylomes)

  1. world
  2. (in the plural) the heavens, metaphysical spheres

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