און

See also: אונ, אונ־, and אונ׳

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n)

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

Noun

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

1. (literary) strength, power
2. sexual potency

Derived terms

• חוסר אונים / חֹסֶר־אוֹנִים (khóser-oním)
• חֲסַר אוֹנִים (khasár 'oním)
• אֵין אוֹנוּת ('ein 'onút)

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

אָוֶן • ('áven) m

1. defective spelling of אוון

Etymology 3

Root
א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n)

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

Proper noun

אֹן or אָוֶן • (on or áven) m

1. (historical) Heliopolis (The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt; known in Ancient Egyptian as Iunu and in later Coptic as On)
   • 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.

Further reading

• און on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Ladino

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /un/

Article

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

1. a (masculine singular)

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• אונד (und) (Daytshmerish)
• אונ׳ (un')
• אונ (un)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): [ʊn]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [ɪn]
• (Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ɨn]

Conjunction

און • (un)

1. and