ܟܢܥܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an), Phoenician 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (knʿn), Akkadian 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (Kinaḫnum) and Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān),

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kənaʕən]

Proper noun

ܟܢܲܥܢ • (knaˁn) m

1. (biblical) Canaan, a son of Ham and a grandson of Noah.
2. (biblical) the land of Canaan

Derived terms

• ܟܢܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ (knaˁnāyā, “Canaanite”)