בלשנות

Hebrew

Etymology

From the personal name מָרְדֳּכַי בִּלְשָׁן (mordokhái bilshán), which appears in Nehemiah 7:7 and is mentioned in the Talmud as a term for a sage who speaks many languages.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli) IPA: /balʃaˈnut/

Noun

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בלשנות

Wikipedia ^he

בַּלְשָׁנוּת (balshanút) f

1. linguistics

See also

• לשון (lashón)