מימון

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Noun

מימון \ מִמּוּן • (mimún) m (plural indefinite מימונים \ מִמּוּנִים‎, plural construct מימוני־ \ מִמּוּנֵי־‎)

  1. financing, funding

Etymology 2

From Arabic ميمون (maymun, "good fortune", colloquially as "faithful, dependable"), compare the cognate Arabic مؤمن‎ (muwmin, literally “faithful”).

In the case of Maimonides, the patronymic "Maimon" originated with Maimonides' grandfather, who was named Hacham Yosef Maimon ben Yitzchak.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

מַיְמוֹן • (maymón)

  1. A male given name: Maimon.
  2. A patronymic surname​: Maimonides.
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