לויתן

Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (liwyāṯān).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /lɛwjɑtɑn/

Noun edit

לויתן • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

leviathan

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Compound of לִוְיָה (livyá, “garland, wreath”) +‎ -תָּן (-tan, agentive suffix), meaning “the tortuous one”.

Noun edit

לווייתן / לִוְיָתָן • (livyatán) m (plural indefinite לווייתנים / לִוְיָתָנִים)

defective spelling of לווייתן

Yiddish edit

Noun edit

לויתן • (levyosn) m

Alternative spelling of לוויתן (levyosn)

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