לויתן

Aramaic

Etymology

From Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (liwyāṯān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛwjɑtɑn/

Noun

לויתן • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. leviathan

Hebrew

Etymology

Compound of לִוְיָה (livyá, “garland, wreath”) +‎ -תָּן (-tan, agentive suffix), meaning “the tortuous one”. Compare also Ugaritic 𐎍𐎚𐎐 (ltn).

Noun

לווייתן / לִוְיָתָן • (livyatán) m (plural indefinite לווייתנים / לִוְיָתָנִים)

1. defective spelling of לווייתן

Descendants

• → Yiddish: לוויתן (levyoson)
• → Ancient Greek: Λευιάθαν (Leuiáthan)
  • → Middle Russian: Елеафамъ (Jeleafam)
  • → Old Ruthenian: левиаѳа́мъ (leviafám)
  • → Russian: левиафа́н (leviafán)
• → Late Latin: leviathan
  • → English: leviathan
  • → Finnish: leviatan
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: leviatan
  • → Portuguese: leviatã
  • → Spanish: leviatán
  • → Swedish: leviatan
• → Aramaic: לויתן
  • → Arabic: لوياثان

Yiddish

Noun

לויתן • (levyosn) m

1. Alternative spelling of לוויתן (levyosn)