אדוני

Hebrew

Etymology 1

אֲדֹנֵי־ (ăḏōnê, “lords”) +‎ ־י (-i, “my”)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /adoˈnaj/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /adɔɪˈnoj/, [adɛɪˈnoj], [adoˈnuj]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /æðøːˈnɔj/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ăðoˈnɔj/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /adoːˈnaj/

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Proper noun

אֲדוֹנָי / אֲדֹנָי • (ăḏônāy) m

1. The Lord, God
2. Plural form of אָדוֹן (adón)‎ with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor

Etymology 2

אֲדוֹן (ăḏôn, “lord”) +‎ ־י (-i, “my”)

Noun

אֲדוֹנִי • (ăḏônî)

1. sir, my lord (used when addressing a man)
   • 500-800 CE, “Parasha 7:13”, in Kohelet Rabbah:

     כְּשֶׁהַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹבֵר הִתְחִיל אוֹתוֹ הַבֵּן צוֹוֵחַ וְאוֹמֵר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כָּאן נוֹלַדְתִּי, כָּאן גָּדַלְתִּי, בְּאֵיזֶה חֵטְא אֲנִי נָתוּן כָּאן אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ.

     When the king was passing by the entrance to [the prison], the son shouted and said: My Lord, the King! I was born here! I grew up here! What sin keeps me here, I don't know.

2. Singular form of אָדוֹן (adón)‎ with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor

Coordinate terms

• גְּבִרְתִּי (gəḇirtî)

Etymology 3

Noun

אֲדוֹנֵי • (ăḏônê)

1. Plural construct state form of אָדוֹן (adón)‎

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Hebrew אֲדוֹנָי (adonáy, “The Lord, God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adɔɪ̯ˈnaɪ̯/

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Proper noun

אדוני • (adoynay) m

1. Adonai, The Lord, God

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אֲדוֹנִי (adoní, “sir, my lord”).

Noun

אדוני • (adoyni) m

1. my lord; mister (title)

   Synonym: אדון (adoyn)