how to say “the United Nations” in Hebrew

 

הָאוּ”ם
 

 

 
The only organization whose name has been appearing in the news as often as Hamas recently is the United Nations
 
The Hebrew translation is הָאוּמוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת  , or in short, like “the UN,” הָאוּ”ם  .
 
Broken down:
 
האומות   – plural of האומה  , the nation
 
המאוחדות   – plural of הַמְּאֻחָד   the united, of the root אֶחָד   one

For example:
 
בָּאן קִי מוּן הוּא מַזְכַּ”ל הָאוּ”ם.
Ban Ki Moon is the Secretary General of the United Nations.
 
 
מזכ”ל   is the abbreviation for מַזְכִּיר כְּלָלִי   secretary general (in the masculine).

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