Maimonides

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Maimōnidēs, from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a translation of Hebrew בֵּן מַיְמוֹן (ben maymon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn), both meaning “son of Maymon”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (General American) /maɪˈmɑnədiz/ === Proper noun === Maimonides A medieval Jewish philosopher. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης (Maïmōnídēs), a partial calque of Medieval Hebrew בן מימון (ben maimon) or Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون (ibn maymūn). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ma.ɪˈmoː.nɪ.deːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ma.iˈmɔː.ni.des] === Proper noun === Maimōnidēs m sg (genitive Maimōnidae); first declension Maimonides ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only. === Further reading === Moses Maimonides on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la