серафим

• серафи́мъ (serafím) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים‎ (śərāp̄îm), plural form of שָׂרָף‎ (śārāp̄) (burning one).

• IPA^(key): [sʲɪrɐˈfʲim]

серафи́м • (serafím) m anim (genitive серафи́ма, nominative plural серафи́мы, genitive plural серафи́мов)

1. (biblical) seraph

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Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic серафимъ (serafimŭ), from Ancient Greek σεραφίμ (seraphím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים‎ (śərāp̄îm), plural of שָׂרָף‎ (śārāp̄) (often translated as "fiery ones" although meaning is uncertain); perhaps related to the root שרף‎ "to burn".

• IPA^(key): [serɐˈfɪm]

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серафи́м • (serafým) m pers (genitive серафи́ма, nominative plural серафи́ми, genitive plural серафи́мів, relational adjective серафи́мський)

1. (Christianity) seraph

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• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “серафим”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “серафим”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “серафим”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “серафим”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “серафим”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “серафим”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)