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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
'''OMNI''' is a Lehite name, possibly deriving from the | '''OMNI''' is a Lehite name, possibly deriving from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] root ''ʾmn'', meaning "to be true, faithful" as well as "to confirm, support," may be linked to the segholate form ''ʾomen'', "faithfulness, trust." The name could be a hypocoristic form of ''ʾomniyyahu'', "faithfulness of the Lord," with ''hireq compaginis'', or, alternatively, "[in the Lord] is my trust," ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]) or the substantive ''ʾomen'' with a first common singular pronominal suffix, thus ''ʾomni'', "my faithfulness, trust." the form for '''O<small>MNI</small>''' may follow the Omri/Zimri pattern. | ||
Cf. Book of Mormon [[OMNER|O<small>MNER</small>]], [[AMMON|A<small>MMON</small>]], [[AMNIHU|A<small>MNIHU</small>]], [[ANTIOMNO|A<small>NTIOMNO</small>]], et al. | Cf. Book of Mormon [[OMNER|O<small>MNER</small>]], [[AMMON|A<small>MMON</small>]], [[AMNIHU|A<small>MNIHU</small>]], [[ANTIOMNO|A<small>NTIOMNO</small>]], et al. | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 1 November 2013
| Lehite PN | NEPHITE historian and scribe (Jarom 1:15, Omni 1:1) |
Etymology
OMNI is a Lehite name, possibly deriving from the HEBREW root ʾmn, meaning "to be true, faithful" as well as "to confirm, support," may be linked to the segholate form ʾomen, "faithfulness, trust." The name could be a hypocoristic form of ʾomniyyahu, "faithfulness of the Lord," with hireq compaginis, or, alternatively, "[in the Lord] is my trust," (JH) or the substantive ʾomen with a first common singular pronominal suffix, thus ʾomni, "my faithfulness, trust." the form for OMNI may follow the Omri/Zimri pattern.
Cf. Book of Mormon OMNER, AMMON, AMNIHU, ANTIOMNO, et al.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐉𐐣𐐤𐐌 (ɒmnaɪ)
Notes
