אומן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic אוּמָּנָא (ʾūmmānā, artist, artisan, craftsman) (Classical Syriac ܐܽܘܡܳܢܳܐ), from Akkadian 𒌝𒈪𒀀 (UM.MI.A /⁠ʾummānu⁠/, expert, artisan, artist, craftsman, foreman).[1][2][3]

Noun

אומן / אָמָּן • (omán) m

  1. artist
  2. master, craftsman, expert
Derived terms

Noun

אומן / אֻמָּן • (umán) m

  1. craftsman, artisan
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
א־מ־ן (ʾ-m-n)

Verb

אומן / אֻמַּן • ('umán) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction, active counterpart אימן / אִמֵּן)

  1. to be trained, to be coached
Conjugation

Verb

אוֹמֵן • (omén)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of אָמַן (amán)

Adjective

אוֹמֵן • ('omén) (feminine אוֹמֶנֶת, masculine plural אוֹמְנִים, feminine plural אוֹמְנוֹת)

  1. nanny; foster parent

References

  1. Fox, Michael V. (1996) “ʾAmon again”, in Journal of Biblical Literature, volume 115, number 4, →DOI, page 699
  2. Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19), Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 109
  3. ˀwmn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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