benadam

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew בן אדם (ben adam, literally “son of Adam”).

Noun

benadam m (Latin spelling)

1. good human being, respected man
2. grownup

Further reading

• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “benadám”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 86
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “benadam”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 64
• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “ben¹”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “benadán”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC