און

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See also: אונ, אונ־, and אונ׳

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản /⁠ʾānu⁠/, power).

Noun

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אוֹן (onm (plural indefinite אוֹנִים, plural construct אוֹנֵי־)

  1. (literary) strength, power
  2. sexual potency
Derived terms
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References

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  • און” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

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Noun

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אָוֶן (ávenm

  1. defective spelling of אוון

Etymology 3

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Root
א־ו־ן (ʾ-w-n)

From Egyptian jwnw. The alternate pronunciation is dysphemistically influenced by אָוֶון (áven, wickedness).

Proper noun

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אֹן or אָוֶן (on or ávenm

  1. (historical) Heliopolis (The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt; known in Ancient Egyptian as Iunu and in later Coptic as On)
    • Tanach, Genesis 41:45:
      וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אָסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
      vayikrá far'ó shem yoséf tsofnát panéakh vayitén lo et asnát bat potí féra kohén on l'ishá vayetsé yoséf al érets mitsráyim
      And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and gave him Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of Heliopolis as a wife, and Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 30:17:
      בַּחוּרֵי אָוֶן וּפִי־בֶסֶת בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ וְהֵנָּה בַּשְּׁבִי תֵלַכְנָה׃
      bakhuré áven ufí véset bakhérev yipólu v'hénah bash'ví telákhna
      The youths of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and they will go in captivity.

Further reading

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Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish un, from Latin ūnus (one), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (one).

Pronunciation

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Article

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און (Latin spelling un, plural אונוס, feminine אונה)

  1. a (masculine singular)

Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German unt (and). Cognates include German und.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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און (un)

  1. and