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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản /ʾānu/, “power”).
Noun
אוֹן • (on) m (plural indefinite אוֹנִים, plural construct אוֹנֵי־)
- (literary) strength, power
- sexual potency
Derived terms
References
- “און” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
Noun
אָוֶן • ('áven) m
- defective spelling of אוון
Etymology 3
From Egyptian jwnw. The alternate pronunciation is dysphemistically influenced by אָוֶון (áven, “wickedness”).
Proper noun
אֹן or אָוֶן • (on or áven) m
- Heliopolis (an ancient city in Egypt)
Tanach, Genesis 41:45:וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אָסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃- vay-yiqrá far'óh shem yoséf tsofnát pa'néaḥ vay-yittén lo et asnát bat poṭí féra' kohén on l-ishá vay-yetsé yoséf 'al érets mitsráyim
- And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and gave him Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of Heliopolis as a wife, and Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
Tanach, Ezekiel 30:17:בַּחוּרֵי אָוֶן וּפִי־בֶסֶת בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ וְהֵנָּה בַּשְּׁבִי תֵלַכְנָה׃- baḥuré áven u-fi véset ba-ḥérev yipólu v-hénnah ba-shví telákhna
- The youths of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and they will go in captivity.
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish un, from Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).
Pronunciation
Article
און (Latin spelling un, plural אונוס, feminine אונה)
- a (masculine singular)
Yiddish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German unt (“and”). Cognates include German und.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
און • (un)
- and