אדוני
Hebrew
Etymology 1
אֲדֹנֵי־ (ăḏōnê, “lords of”) + ־י (-i, “of mine”)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /adoˈnaj/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /adɔɪˈnoj/, [adɛɪˈnoj], [adoˈnuj]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /æðøːˈnɔj/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ăðoˈnɔj/
- Lua error in Module:accent_qualifier at line 34: Parameter 2 is required. IPA(key): /ăðoːˈnaːj/
Proper noun
אֲדוֹנָי / אֲדֹנָי • (ăḏônāy) m
- The Lord, God
- plural form of אָדוֹן with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor
Etymology 2
אֲדוֹן (ăḏôn, “lord”) + ־י (-i, “of mine”)
Noun
אֲדוֹנִי • (ăḏônî)
- sir, my lord (used when addressing a man)
- 500-800 CE, “Parasha 7:13”, in Kohelet Rabbah:
- כְּשֶׁהַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹבֵר הִתְחִיל אוֹתוֹ הַבֵּן צוֹוֵחַ וְאוֹמֵר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כָּאן נוֹלַדְתִּי, כָּאן גָּדַלְתִּי, בְּאֵיזֶה חֵטְא אֲנִי נָתוּן כָּאן אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ.
- When the king was passing by the entrance to [the prison], the son shouted and said: My Lord, the King! I was born here! I grew up here! What sin keeps me here, I don't know.
- singular form of אָדוֹן with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor
Coordinate terms
- גְּבִרְתִּי (gəḇirtî)
Etymology 3
Noun
אֲדוֹנֵי • (ăḏônê)
- plural construct state form of אָדוֹן
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew אֲדוֹנָי (adoni, “sir, my lord”).
Noun
אדוני • (adoyni) m