Mordecai

English

Alternative forms

Mordechai

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯/

Proper noun

Mordecai

(biblical) One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.
A male given name.

Derived terms

Mordetwi

Translations

a Biblical character in the Book of Esther

Arabic: مَرْدْخَاي (mardḵāy), مَرْخَان (marḵān), مُورْدِخَاي (mūrdiḵāy)
Catalan: Mardoqueu m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 末底改 (zh) (Mòdǐgǎi)
Dutch: Mordechai, Mordekai
French: Mardochée (fr) m
German: Mardochai m, Mordechai m, Mordochai m
Greek: Μαρδοχαίος (el) m (Mardochaíos)
Ancient: Μαρδοχαῖος m (Mardokhaîos)
Hebrew: מָרְדֳּכַי (he) m (mordocháy), מָרְדְּכַי (he) m (mord'cháy)
Hindi: मोर्दकै m (mordakai)
Italian: Mardocheo (it) m
Latin: Mardocheus m, Mardochaeus m
Occitan: Mardoquèu m
Persian: مردخای (fa) (mardxây)
Polish: Mardocheusz (pl) m
Portuguese: Mordecai m, Mardoqueu m
Russian: Мардохе́й m (Mardoxéj)
Spanish: Mardoqueo m
Urdu: مردکی (mardkay), مردخای (mardxāy)
Yiddish: מרדכי m (mordkhe)

male given name

Italian: Mordecai m
Polish: Mordechaj (pl) m

Anagrams

meroacid, racemoid