Wiktionary

און

See also: אונ, אונ־, and אונ׳

Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản /⁠ʾānu⁠/, “power”).

Noun edit

אוֹן • (on) m (plural indefinite אוֹנִים, plural construct אוֹנֵי־)

  1. (literary) strength, power
  2. sexual potency
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “און” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

אָוֶן • ('áven) m

  1. defective spelling of אוון

Etymology 3 edit

Root
א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n)

From Egyptian jwnw. The alternate pronunciation is dysphemistically influenced by אָוֶון (áven, “wickedness”).

Proper noun edit

אֹן or אָוֶן • (on or áven) m

  1. Heliopolis (an ancient city in Egypt)
    • Tanach, Genesis 41:45:
      וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אָסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
      vay-yiqrá far'óh shem yoséf tsofnát pa'néaḥ vay-yittén lo et asnát bat poṭí féra' kohén on l-ishá vay-yetsé yoséf 'al érets mitsráyim
      And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and gave him Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of Heliopolis as a wife, and Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 30:17:
      בַּחוּרֵי אָוֶן וּפִי־בֶסֶת בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ וְהֵנָּה בַּשְּׁבִי תֵלַכְנָה׃
      baḥuré áven u-fi véset ba-ḥérev yipólu v-hénnah ba-shví telákhna
      The youths of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and they will go in captivity.

Ladino edit

Etymology edit

From Old Spanish un, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).

Pronunciation edit

Article edit

און (Latin spelling un, plural אונוס, feminine אונה)

  1. a (masculine singular)

Yiddish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German unt (“and”). Cognates include German und.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

און • (un)

  1. and
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