יתום

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יתום

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *yatam- (“to be fatherless or without a guardian, to be without support of family or tribe, to be disenfranchised or alone”). Cognate with Arabic يَتِيم (yatīm), Aramaic יַתְמָא (yaṯmā), Classical Syriac ܝܲܬ݂ܡܵܐ (yaṯmā), Classical Mandaic ࡉࡀࡕࡉࡌࡀ (yatima), Phoenician 𐤉‬𐤕‬𐤌 (y‬t‬m‬), Tigre ያፓም (yattam), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎚𐎎 (ytm).

noun יָתוֹם · yatóm · יְתוֹמִים · יְתוֹמָה · יְתוֹמִי

orphan (person whose either parent has died)

In English

orphan person whose (parent or) parents have died

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MLA

"יתום." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9D. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

יתום. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9D

Chicago

"יתום." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9D.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {יתום},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}