המן

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

הָמָן • (hamánm

  1. (biblical) Haman

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

המן • (homenm

  1. (biblical) Haman

Derived terms

Noun

המן • (homenm, plural המנס (homens)

  1. anti-Semite
    Synonym: אַנטיסעמיט (antisemit)