גנן
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Aramaic
[edit]Verb
[edit]גנן • (transliteration needed)
Hebrew
[edit]Root |
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ג־נ־ן (g-n-n) |
Etymology 1
[edit]Compare Arabic جَنَّان (jannān, “gardener”).
Noun
[edit]גַּנָּן • (ganán) m (plural indefinite גַּנָּנִים, singular construct גַּנַּן־, plural construct גַּנָּנֵי־, feminine counterpart גַּנֶּנֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]
- male gardener
- A (male) kindergarten teacher.
Verb
[edit]גִּנֵּן • (ginén) (pi'el construction)
References
[edit]- “גנן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]- גנן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 2
[edit]Related to Arabic جَنَّ (janna, “to cover”).
Verb
[edit]גָּנַן • (ganán) (pa'al construction)
- (Biblical Hebrew) to protect, to defend
- Tanach, Isaiah 37:35, with translation of the New International Version:
- וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ לְמַעֲנִי וּלְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּי׃
- I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of גָּנַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | גָּנַנְתִּי | גָּנַנּוּ | ||
second | גָּנַנְתָּ | גָּנַנְתְּ | גְּנַנְתֶּם1 | גְּנַנְתֶּן1 | |
third | גָּנַן | גָּנְנָה | גָּנְנוּ | ||
present | גּוֹנֵן | גּוֹנֶנֶת | גּוֹנְנִים | גּוֹנְנוֹת | |
future | first | אגנון / אֶגְנֹן | נגנון / נִגְנֹן | ||
second | תגנון / תִּגְנֹן | תִּגְנְנִי | תִּגְנְנוּ | תגנונה / תִּגְנֹנָּה2 | |
third | יגנון / יִגְנֹן | תגנון / תִּגְנֹן | יִגְנְנוּ | תגנונה / תִּגְנֹנָּה2 | |
imperative | גנון / גְּנֹן | גִּנְנִי | גִּנְנוּ | גנונה / גְּנֹנָּה2 | |
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Synonyms
[edit]- (to protect): (modern) הֵגֵן (hegén)