alamizsna

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From Slovene almužna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna (“alms”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity, mercy”). Doublet of elemózsia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlɒmiʒnɒ] Rhymes: -nɒ Hyphenation: ala‧mizs‧na Syllabification: a‧la‧mizs‧na === Noun === alamizsna (plural alamizsnák) alms (something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food) Synonym: könyöradomány ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === alamizsna in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. alamizsna in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).