חצרמות

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Hadrami ⁧𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩⁩ (ḥḍrmt); see Arabic ⁧حَضْرَمُوت⁩ (ḥaḍramūt) for more. A common folk etymology derives it from the native Hebrew words ⁧חָצֵר⁩ (ḥāṣēr, “yard, place”) + ⁧מוות / מָוֶת⁩ (māweṯ, “death”).

Proper noun

⁧חֲצַרְמָוֶת⁩ • (ḥăṣarmāweṯ) m

  1. Hazarmaveth (a Biblical character associated with southern Arabia)
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