עשן

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Aramaic

Verb

עשן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to overcome, to prevail

Hebrew

Root
ע־שׁ־ן (ʿ-sh-n)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿṯn (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

עָשָׁן • (ashán) m (plural indefinite עֲשָׁנִים, singular construct עֲשַׁן־, plural construct עַשְׁנֵי־)

  1. (uncountable) smoke (the visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material)

Derived terms

Verb

עִשֵּׁן • (ishén) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of עישן (ishén).

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