benadam

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Ladino

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Etymology

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

Noun

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benadam m (Latin spelling)

  1. good human being, respected man
  2. grownup

Further reading

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  • 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