קרן
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
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ק־ר־ן (q-r-n) |
From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (“horn”). Cognate with Arabic قَرْن (qarn).
Noun
editקֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קרניים / קַרְנַיִם) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- horn, antler, (of an animal)
- ray, beam (beam of light or radiation)
- 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Her Eyes 5–6:
- קַרְנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת / קָרְנוּ בֵּין הֶעָלִים; / כִּתְמֵי אוֹר כְּדִינְרֵי זָהָב / שֻׁפְּכוּ בֵּין הַצְּלָלִים.
- qarnei shemesh ha'akharonot / qarnu bein he'alim; / kitmei 'or k'dinrei zahav / shupkhu bein hats'lalim
- The last sun beams / shone between the leaves; / Stains of light like dinars of gold / spilled between the shadows.
- קַרְנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת / קָרְנוּ בֵּין הֶעָלִים; / כִּתְמֵי אוֹר כְּדִינְרֵי זָהָב / שֻׁפְּכוּ בֵּין הַצְּלָלִים.
- corner
- (music) horn, bugle (Any of several musical wind instruments.)
- (biochemistry) keratin
Declension
editDeclension of קֶרֶן
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | קֶרֶן | first | קַרְנִי | קַרְנֵנוּ | ||
definite | הַקֶּרֶן | second | קַרְנְךָ | קַרְנֵךְ | קַרְנְכֶם | קַרְנְכֶן | |
construct | קֶרֶן־ | third | קַרְנוֹ | קַרְנָהּ | קַרְנָם | קַרְנָן | |
dual | indefinite | קרניים / קַרְנַיִם | first | קרניי / קַרְנַי | קַרְנֵינוּ | ||
definite | הקרניים / הַקַּרְנַיִם | second | קַרְנֶיךָ | קרנייך / קַרְנַיִךְ | קַרְנֵיכֶם | קַרְנֵיכֶן | |
construct | קַרְנֵי־ | third | קַרְנָיו | קַרְנֶיהָ | קַרְנֵיהֶם | קַרְנֵיהֶן |
Derived terms
edit- חַד קֶרֶן m (“unicorn”)
- עַל קֶרֶן הַצְּבִי (al kéren hats'ví)
- קֶרֶן אַלְפָה f (“alpha ray”)
- קֶרֶן בֵּיתָה f (“beta ray”)
- קֶרֶן רְחוֹב (kéren rechóv)
- קַרְנַף (karnáf)
See also
editReferences
editVerb
editקָרַן • (karán) (pa'al construction)
- radiate, shine
- Tanach, Exodus 34:35, with translation of the English Standard Version:
- וְרָאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה כִּי קָרַן עוֹר פְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה
- vəraú vənḗ-yisraél et-pənḗ mošé ki qarán 'or pənḗ mošé
- the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face was shining.
Conjugation
editConjugation of קָרַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | קָרַנְתִּי | קָרַנּוּ | ||
second | קָרַנְתָּ | קָרַנְתְּ | קְרַנְתֶּם1 | קְרַנְתֶּן1 | |
third | קָרַן | קָרְנָה | קָרְנוּ | ||
present | קוֹרֵן | קוֹרֶנֶת | קוֹרְנִים | קוֹרְנוֹת | |
future | first | אֶקְרַן | נִקְרַן | ||
second | תִּקְרַן | תִּקְרְנִי | תִּקְרְנוּ | תִּקְרַנָּה2 | |
third | יִקְרַן | תִּקְרַן | יִקְרְנוּ | תִּקְרַנָּה2 | |
imperative | קְרַן | קִרְנִי | קִרְנוּ | קְרַנָּה2 | |
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References
editProper noun
editקֶרֶן • (keren) f
- a female given name, Karen
Etymology 2
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ק־ר־ן (q-r-n) |
Noun
editקֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קְרָנוֹת, singular construct קֶרֶן־, plural construct קַרְנוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- the base price paid as compensation without the added penalty
From which the following terms derive
- capital, fund (money dedicated to a purpose)
- fund, foundation, principal (company or organisation dedicated to a purpose)
Derived terms
edit- קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה f (“pension fund”)
- קֶרֶן צוֹבֶרֶת f (“cumulative fund”)
- קֶרֶן עוֹמֶדֶת f (“endowment fund”)
- קֶרֶן נִסְחֶרֶת f (“exchange traded fund, ETF”)
- קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעוֹת בְּנַדְלָ״ן f (“real estate investment trust, REIT”)
- קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעָה בִּנְכָסִים קְבוּעֵי הַכְנָסָה f (“fixed-income fund”)
- קֶרֶן נֶאֱמָנוּת גְּמִישָׁה, קֶרֶן גְּמִישָׁה f (“flexible fund”)
References
edit- “קרן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
edit- קרן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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