פנים

See also: פּנים

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־נ־ה‏

From Proto-Semitic *pan-. Related to the פָּנָה‏ (paná, “to face”).

Noun

פָּנִים • (paním) f pl (plural construct פְּנֵי־‏)

1. face
2. interior

Declension

Declension of פָּנִים

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
plural	indefinite	פָּנִים	first	פניי \ פָּנַי‏		פָּנֵינוּ‏
	definite	הַפָּנִים‏	second	פָּנֶיךָ‏	פנייך \ פָּנַיִךְ‏	פְּנֵיכֶם‏	פְּנֵיכֶן‏
	construct	פְּנֵי־‏	third	פָּנָיו‏	פָּנֶיהָ‏	פְּנֵיהֶם‏	פְּנֵיהֶן‏

Derived terms

• בִּפְנִים‏ (bifním, “inside”)
• לִפְנֵי‏ (lifnéi, “before, in front of”)
  • לְפָנָי‏ (l'fanái, “before me, in front of me”)
  • לְפָנֵיהָ‏ (l'fanéiha, “before her, in front of her”)
  • לִפְנֵיהֶם‏ (lifneihém, “before them, in front of them, m”)
  • לִפְנֵיהֶן‏ (lifneihén, “before you, in front of them, f”)
  • לְפָנָיו‏ (l'fanáv, “before him, in front of him”)
  • לפנייך \ לְפָנַיִךְ‏ (l'fanáyikh, “before you, in front of you f sg”)
  • לְפָנֵיךָ‏ (l'fanéikha, “before you, in front of you, m sg”)
  • לִפְנֵיכֶם‏ (lifneikhém, “before you, in front of you, m pl”)
  • לִפְנֵיכֶן‏ (lifneikhén, “before you, in front of you, f pl”)
  • לְפָנֵינוּ‏ (l'fanéinu, “before us, in front of us”)
• לְפָנִים‏ (l'faním, “in the past, in the front”)
• פְּנִימָה‏ (p'níma, “inwards”)

Descendants

• Dutch: ponem, porem
• Yiddish: פּנים‏ (ponem)