לבנה

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See also: לבֿנה

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)

Adjective[edit]

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לְבָנָה (l'vaná)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of לָבָן (laván)

Noun[edit]

לְבָנָה (l'vanáf

  1. (poetic) the moon
    Synonym: יָרֵחַ (yaréakh)
    • 1940, Leah Goldberg, A Tune for the Hyacinth :
      לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה / בַּפְּרָחִים אֲשֶׁר הֵנֵצּוּ בַּגִּנָּה. / בְּצִיצֵי הַיָּקִנְתּוֹן / בְּגַנֵּנוּ הַקָּטֹן / לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה.
      láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná / bap'rakhím 'ashér henétsu baginá. / b'tsitséi hayakintón / b'ganénu hakatón / láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná.
      Night after night the moon looks down / Upon the flowers that are blossoming in the garden. / Upon the buds of the hyacinth / In our tiny garden / Night after night the moon looks down.
Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

לְבָנָה (l'vánaf

  1. a female given name, Levana, equivalent to English Luna

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)

Noun[edit]

לְבֵנָה (levenáf (plural indefinite לְבֵנִים) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

  1. brick

Etymology 3[edit]

Root
ל־ב־ן (l-b-n)

Noun[edit]

לִבְנֶה (livném

  1. styrax
  2. (colloquial) birch

Etymology 4[edit]

From South Levantine Arabic لَبْنَة (labna).

Noun[edit]

לַבָּנֶה (lábanef

  1. strained yogurt; labneh
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Yiddish[edit]

Noun[edit]

לבנה (levonef

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of לבֿנה (levone).