פינה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־נ־ן (p-n-n)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎔𐎐𐎚 (pnt, knuckle, joint, vertebra).

Noun

פינה / פִּנָּה (pináf (plural indefinite פינות / פִּנּוֹת, singular construct פינת / פִּנַּת־, plural construct פינות־)

  1. corner
    • לַכּוֹבַע שֶׁלִּי שָׁלוֹשׁ פִּנּוֹת
      שָׁלוֹשׁ פִּנּוֹת לַכּוֹבַע שֶׁלִּי
      לוּלֵא הָיוּ לוֹ שָׁלוֹשׁ פִּנּוֹת
      לֹא הָיָה זֶה הַכּוֹבַע שֶׁלִּי.
      My hat, it has three corners
      Three corners has my hat
      If it had not three corners
      It would not be my hat
Derived terms
References

Etymology 2

Root
פ־נ־ה (p-n-h)

Verb

פינה / פִּנָּה (piná) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart פונה / פֻּנָּה)

  1. (transitive) to clear (an area or space of someone or something)
    מתי פינית את השולחן?matái pinít(a) ét hashulkhán?When did you clear the table?
Conjugation

References

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