From the root ي ت م (y-t-m), from Proto-Semitic *yatam- (“to be fatherless or without a guardian, to be without support of family or tribe, to be disenfranchised or alone”). Compare Aramaic יַתְמָא (yaṯmā), Classical Syriac ܝܲܬ݂ܡܵܐ (yaṯmā), Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤌 (ytm), Classical Mandaic ࡉࡀࡕࡉࡌࡀ (yatima), Hebrew יָתוֹם (yatóm), Tigre ያፓም (yattam), and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎚𐎎 (ytm).
يَتِيم • (yatīm) (feminine يَتِيمَة (yatīma), common plural يَتَامَى (yatāmā), masculine plural أَيْتَام (ʔaytām) or يَتِيمُونَ (yatīmūna), feminine plural يَتِيمَات (yatīmāt) or يَتَائِم (yatāʔim))
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | يَتِيم yatīm |
الْيَتِيم al-yatīm |
يَتِيمَة yatīma |
الْيَتِيمَة al-yatīma |
| Nominative | يَتِيمٌ yatīmun |
الْيَتِيمُ al-yatīmu |
يَتِيمَةٌ yatīmatun |
الْيَتِيمَةُ al-yatīmatu |
| Accusative | يَتِيمًا yatīman |
الْيَتِيمَ al-yatīma |
يَتِيمَةً yatīmatan |
الْيَتِيمَةَ al-yatīmata |
| Genitive | يَتِيمٍ yatīmin |
الْيَتِيمِ al-yatīmi |
يَتِيمَةٍ yatīmatin |
الْيَتِيمَةِ al-yatīmati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | يَتِيمَيْن yatīmayn |
الْيَتِيمَيْن al-yatīmayn |
يَتِيمَتَيْن yatīmatayn |
الْيَتِيمَتَيْن al-yatīmatayn |
| Nominative | يَتِيمَانِ yatīmāni |
الْيَتِيمَانِ al-yatīmāni |
يَتِيمَتَانِ yatīmatāni |
الْيَتِيمَتَانِ al-yatīmatāni |
| Accusative | يَتِيمَيْنِ yatīmayni |
الْيَتِيمَيْنِ al-yatīmayni |
يَتِيمَتَيْنِ yatīmatayni |
الْيَتِيمَتَيْنِ al-yatīmatayni |
| Genitive | يَتِيمَيْنِ yatīmayni |
الْيَتِيمَيْنِ al-yatīmayni |
يَتِيمَتَيْنِ yatīmatayni |
الْيَتِيمَتَيْنِ al-yatīmatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote; sound masculine plural; broken plural invariable | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote; broken plural invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَيْتَام; يَتِيمِين; يَتَامَى ʔaytām; yatīmīn; yatāmā |
الْأَيْتَام; الْيَتِيمِين; الْيَتَامَى al-ʔaytām; al-yatīmīn; al-yatāmā |
يَتِيمَات; يَتَائِم; يَتَامَى yatīmāt; yatāʔim; yatāmā |
الْيَتِيمَات; الْيَتَائِم; الْيَتَامَى al-yatīmāt; al-yatāʔim; al-yatāmā |
| Nominative | أَيْتَامٌ; يَتِيمُونَ; يَتَامَى ʔaytāmun; yatīmūna; yatāmā |
الْأَيْتَامُ; الْيَتِيمُونَ; الْيَتَامَى al-ʔaytāmu; al-yatīmūna; al-yatāmā |
يَتِيمَاتٌ; يَتَائِمُ; يَتَامَى yatīmātun; yatāʔimu; yatāmā |
الْيَتِيمَاتُ; الْيَتَائِمُ; الْيَتَامَى al-yatīmātu; al-yatāʔimu; al-yatāmā |
| Accusative | أَيْتَامًا; يَتِيمِينَ; يَتَامَى ʔaytāman; yatīmīna; yatāmā |
الْأَيْتَامَ; الْيَتِيمِينَ; الْيَتَامَى al-ʔaytāma; al-yatīmīna; al-yatāmā |
يَتِيمَاتٍ; يَتَائِمَ; يَتَامَى yatīmātin; yatāʔima; yatāmā |
الْيَتِيمَاتِ; الْيَتَائِمَ; الْيَتَامَى al-yatīmāti; al-yatāʔima; al-yatāmā |
| Genitive | أَيْتَامٍ; يَتِيمِينَ; يَتَامَى ʔaytāmin; yatīmīna; yatāmā |
الْأَيْتَامِ; الْيَتِيمِينَ; الْيَتَامَى al-ʔaytāmi; al-yatīmīna; al-yatāmā |
يَتِيمَاتٍ; يَتَائِمَ; يَتَامَى yatīmātin; yatāʔima; yatāmā |
الْيَتِيمَاتِ; الْيَتَائِمِ; الْيَتَامَى al-yatīmāti; al-yatāʔimi; al-yatāmā |
يتيم (plural يتيم-يتيم or يتيم۲, informal 1st possessive يتيمکو, 2nd possessive يتيممو, 3rd possessive يتيمڽ)
يتيم • (ytīm) m (plural يتام (ytām) or يتامى (ytāma) or يتامى (yatāma), feminine يتيمة (ytīma))