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^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 105