Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
נ־ד־ן (n-d-n)

An Old Iranian borrowing, reflected in New Persian as نیام (niyâm), see it for more cognates.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

נָדָן (nadánm (plural indefinite נדנים, singular construct נְדַן־)

  1. sheath

References edit

  • נדן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading edit

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Talmudic-Aramaic נדוניא (dowry).

Noun edit

נדן (nadnm

  1. dowry