נדן

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ד־ן (n-d-n)

An Old Iranian borrowing, reflected in New Persian as نیام (niyâm), see it for more cognates.

Pronunciation

Noun

נָדָן (nadánm (plural indefinite נדנים, singular construct נְדַן־)

  1. sheath

References

  • נדן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Talmudic-Aramaic נדוניא (dowry).

Noun

נדן (nadnm, plural נדנס (nadns)

  1. dowry