"mamzer" meaning in English

See mamzer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mamzers [plural], mamzerim [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, “bastard”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|ממזר||bastard|tr=mamzér}} Hebrew ממזר (mamzér, “bastard”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mamzerim}} mamzer (plural mamzers or mamzerim)
  1. (Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism, People
    Sense id: en-mamzer-en-noun-KzFXwQXo Disambiguation of People: 45 55 0
  2. A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mamzer-en-noun-zVSRK8qj Disambiguation of People: 45 55 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 83 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 88 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 92 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 75 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 43 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 81 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 79 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 27 67 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 83 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 83 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 76 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 83 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 36 61 3
  3. A contemptible person; a jerk.
    Sense id: en-mamzer-en-noun-7TRXZsBY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mamser, momser, momzer Translations (a person of illegitimate birth): копеле (kopele) [neuter] (Bulgarian), mamzer [masculine] (Czech), mamzer [masculine] (French), Mamser [masculine] (German), Mamzer [masculine] (German), מַמְזֵר (mamzér) [masculine] (Hebrew), מַמְזֶרֶת (mamzéret) [feminine] (Hebrew), mamzer [masculine] (Italian), マムゼール (Japanese), mamzer [masculine] (Polish), мамзер (mamzer) [masculine] (Russian), ממזר (mamzer) [masculine] (Yiddish), ממזרת (mamzeret) [feminine] (Yiddish)
Disambiguation of 'a person of illegitimate birth': 40 17 44

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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