серафим

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

Borrowed from Old East Slavic and Old Church Slavonic серафимъ (serafimŭ) ← Koine Greek σεραφίμ (seraphím) ← 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) seraphim

   Synonym: сера́ф (seráf)

• Серафи́м (Serafím)
• Серафи́ма (Serafíma)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “серафим”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “Сераф”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

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

• 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)