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”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Proper noun

ܟܰܢܥܳܢ • (transliteration needed) m

  1. Canaan

Derived terms
  • ܟܰܢܥܳܢܳܝܳܐ (“Canaanite”)

Descendants
  • → Malayalam: കാനാൻ (kānāṉ)

References
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