ܟܢܥܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an), Phoenician 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (knʿn), Akkadian 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (Kinaḫnum) and Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān),

Pronunciation edit

(standard) IPA^(key): [kənaʕən]

Proper noun edit

ܟܢܲܥܢ • (knaˁn) m

(biblical) Canaan, a son of Ham and a grandson of Noah.
(biblical) the land of Canaan

Derived terms edit

ܟܢܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ (knaˁnāyā, “Canaanite”)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an), Phoenician 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (knʿn), Akkadian 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (Kinaḫnum) and Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān).

Proper noun edit

ܟܰܢܥܳܢ • (transliteration needed) m

Canaan

Derived terms edit

ܟܰܢܥܳܢܳܝܳܐ (“Canaanite”)

Descendants edit

→ Malayalam: കാനാൻ (kānāṉ)

References edit

https://syriacdictionary.net/index.cgi?langsel=en&word=canaan

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