המן

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /⁠Imāniš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /haˈman/

Proper noun

הָמָן • (hamán) m

1. Haman (Biblical character)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הָמָן (hamán), probably from Old Persian 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (i-m-n-i-š /⁠Imāniš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔmɜn/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːmɜn/

Proper noun

המן • (homen) m

1. Haman (Biblical character)

Derived terms

• המן־טאַשן (homen-tashn)

Noun

המן • (homen) m, plural המנס (homens)

1. anti-Semite

   Synonym: אַנטיסעמיט (antisemit)