ענן
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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Root |
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ע־נ־ן (ʿ-n-n) |
Compare Aramaic עֲנָנָא (ʿănānā) and Arabic عَنَانَة (a'ananah, “cloud”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʕ)aˈnan/
Noun[edit]
עָנָן • (anán) m (plural indefinite עֲנָנִים, singular construct עֲנַן־, plural construct עַנְנֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- a cloud
Synonyms[edit]
- עָב (“cloud, cumulus”) (literary)
Derived terms[edit]
- מעונן / מְעֻנָּן (m'unán, “cloudy”)
- קֶשֶׁת בְּעָנָן (késhet be'anán)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
ענן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he