يتيم

Meaning

1. orphan
2. unique of its kind, unequalled, unmatched, incomparable

Concepts

orphan

unique

fatherless

Synonyms

فريد

وحيد

أحد

1️⃣

يتي

Translations

órfão

wees

ορφανός

Waise

orphelin

orfano

yetim

huérfano

Waisenkind

weeskind

orba

orfe

sêwî

weesjongen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ja.tiːm/

Etymology

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).