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Aramaic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḏaḳan- (“beard”). Compare Hebrew זָקָן (zāqān).
Pronunciation
Noun
דִּקְנָא or דִּיקְנָא • (diqnā or dîqnā) m (plural דִּקְנַיָּא)
- beard
- (anatomy) chin
References
- “dqn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-07-12