כהנא

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohēn), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Phoenician 𐤊𐤄𐤍 (khn), and Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kahă.ˈnɑ/

Noun

כַּהֲנָא • (kahǎnā) m (plural כַּהֲנַיָּא)

1. (Judaism) cohen
2. priest

Descendants

• Classical Syriac: ܟܗܢܐ (kāhnā)
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܵܗܢܵܐ (kāhnā)
• Mandaic: ࡊࡀࡄࡍࡀ (kahna)