ענן
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
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| ע־נ־ן (ʿ-n-n) |
Compare Aramaic עֲנָנָא (ʿănānā) and Arabic عَنَانَة (a'ananah, “cloud”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʕ)aˈnan/
Noun edit
עָנָן • (anán) m (plural indefinite עֲנָנִים, singular construct עֲנַן־, plural construct עַנְנֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- a cloud
Synonyms edit
- עָב (“cloud, cumulus”) (literary)
Derived terms edit
- מעונן / מְעֻנָּן (m'unán, “cloudy”)
- קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן (késhet be'anán)
References edit
Further reading edit
ענן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
