"Haman" meaning in All languages combined

See Haman on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Hamans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Haman (plural Hamans)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Haman-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈheɪ.mən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew הָמָן (hāmān). Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{bor|en|he|הָמָן|tr=hāmān}} Hebrew הָמָן (hāmān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Haman
  1. (biblical) A Persian vizier who, according to the Book of Esther, instigated a failed plot to kill all of the Jews of ancient Persia. Wikidata QID: Q650680
    Sense id: en-Haman-en-name-en:Q650680 Categories (other): Biblical characters, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Old English]

IPA: /ˈxɑː.mɑn/, [ˈhɑː.mɑn] Forms: Hāman [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|proper noun form|head=Hāman}} Hāman
  1. accusative/genitive/dative singular of Hāma Tags: accusative, dative, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: Hāma
    Sense id: en-Haman-ang-name-HYS5nz3G Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɑː.mɑn]"
    }
  ],
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