ܟܢܥܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an), Phoenician 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (knʿn), Akkadian 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (Kinaḫnum) and Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān),

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kənaʕən]

Proper noun

ܟܢܲܥܢ • (knaˁn) m

1. (biblical) Canaan, a son of Ham and a grandson of Noah.
2. (biblical) the land of Canaan

Derived terms

• ܟܢܲܥܢܵܝܵܐ (knaˁnāyā, “Canaanite”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an), Phoenician 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (knʿn), Akkadian 𒆳𒆠𒈾𒄴𒈾 (Kinaḫnum) and Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān).

Proper noun

ܟܰܢܥܳܢ • (transliteration needed) m

1. Canaan

Derived terms

• ܟܰܢܥܳܢܳܝܳܐ (“Canaanite”)

Descendants

• → Malayalam: കാനാൻ (kānāṉ)

References

• https://syriacdictionary.net/index.cgi?langsel=en&word=canaan