אונייה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• אוניה

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐𐎊𐎚 (ảnyt), Akkadian 𒃻𒄘𒈾 (/⁠unūtu[m]⁠/), Arabic إِنَاء (ʔināʔ, “vessel, container”), and likely Aramaic מָאנָא (mānā, “vessel, container”).

Noun

אונייה / אֳנִיָּה • ('oniyá) f (plural indefinite אוניות / אֳנִיּוֹת, singular construct אוניית / אֳנִיַּת־, plural construct אוניות / אֳנִיּוֹת־)

1. ship

Usage notes

• According to the Academy of the Hebrew language words with a Qamatz Qaṭan or Ḥaṭaf Qamatz should not be spelled with vav (ו) when writing unpointed Hebrew text, unless it alternates with a Ḥolam in another form of the word.^[1] In informal Hebrew this rule is sometimes ignored since it is hard for speakers to differentiate between words pronounced with /o/ because of a qamatz and the rest.

Related terms

• אוני / אֳנִי ('oní)