עני

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈni/

Etymology 1

Root
ע־נ־ה (ʿ-n-h)
7 terms

Compare Aramaic עַנְיָא (ʿanyā). Related to Arabic عَنِيَ (ʕaniya, “to suffer from hardship”).

Adjective

עָנִי • (aní) (feminine עֲנִיָּה, masculine plural עֲנִיִּים, feminine plural עֲנִיּוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

1. poor

References

• H6041 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

עָנִי • (aní) m (plural indefinite עֲנִיִּים)

1. pauper

Noun

עֹנִי • (óni) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. defective spelling of עוני

Etymology 2

Verb

עֲנִי • (aní)

1. feminine singular imperative of עָנָה (anáh)