ג־נ־ן

Hebrew

Etymology

Proto-Semitic (compare with Arabic ج ن ن (j-n-n)); the root is known in all branches.

The “etiquette” sense is likely a loan from Ancient Greek γενναῖος (gennaîos).

Root

ג־נ־ן • (g-n-n)

  1. Related to defense, protection.
  2. Related to gardens.
  3. Related to etiquette.

Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ג־נ־ן‎ (0 c, 11 e)

Further reading
  • “ג־נ־ן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “ג־נ־ן”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “GN(N)”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 137
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 105
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