קרן
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Hebrew
Etymology 1
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| ק־ר־ן (q-r-n) |
From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (“horn”). Cognate with Arabic قَرْن (qarn).
Noun
קֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קרניים / קַרְנַיִם)
- horn, antler, (of an animal)
- ray, beam (beam of light or radiation)
- 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Her Eyes 5–6:
- קַרְנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת / קָרְנוּ בֵּין הֶעָלִים; / כִּתְמֵי אוֹר כְּדִינְרֵי זָהָב / שֻׁפְּכוּ בֵּין הַצְּלָלִים.
- qarnei shemesh ha'akharonot / qarnu bein he'alim; / kitmei 'or k'dinrei zahav / shupkhu bein hats'lalim
- The last sun beams / shone between the leaves; / Stains of light like dinars of gold / spilled between the shadows.
- קַרְנֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ הָאַחֲרוֹנוֹת / קָרְנוּ בֵּין הֶעָלִים; / כִּתְמֵי אוֹר כְּדִינְרֵי זָהָב / שֻׁפְּכוּ בֵּין הַצְּלָלִים.
- corner
- (music) horn, bugle (Any of several musical wind instruments.)
- (biochemistry) keratin
Declension
Declension of קֶרֶן
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | קֶרֶן | first | קַרְנִי | קַרְנֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַקֶּרֶן | second | קַרְנְךָ | קַרְנֵךְ | קַרְנְכֶם | קַרְנְכֶן | |
| construct | קֶרֶן־ | third | קַרְנוֹ | קַרְנָהּ | קַרְנָם | קַרְנָן | |
| dual | indefinite | קרניים / קַרְנַיִם | first | קרניי / קַרְנַי | קַרְנֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הקרניים / הַקַּרְנַיִם | second | קַרְנֶיךָ | קרנייך / קַרְנַיִךְ | קַרְנֵיכֶם | קַרְנֵיכֶן | |
| construct | קַרְנֵי־ | third | קַרְנָיו | קַרְנֶיהָ | קַרְנֵיהֶם | קַרְנֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- חַד קֶרֶן m (“unicorn”)
- עַל קֶרֶן הַצְּבִי (al kéren hats'ví)
- קֶרֶן אַלְפָה f (“alpha ray”)
- קֶרֶן בֵּיתָה f (“beta ray”)
- קֶרֶן רְחוֹב (kéren rechóv)
- קַרְנַף (karnáf)
See also
References
Verb
קָרַן • (karán) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)
Conjugation
Conjugation of קָרַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms |
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | קָרַנְתִּי | קָרַנּוּ | ||
| second | קָרַנְתָּ | קָרַנְתְּ | קְרַנְתֶּם1 | קְרַנְתֶּן1 | |
| third | קָרַן | קָרְנָה | קָרְנוּ | ||
| present | קוֹרֵן | קוֹרֶנֶת | קוֹרְנִים | קוֹרְנוֹת | |
| future | first | אֶקְרַן | נִקְרַן | ||
| second | תִּקְרַן | תִּקְרְנִי | תִּקְרְנוּ | תִּקְרַנָּה2 | |
| third | יִקְרַן | תִּקְרַן | יִקְרְנוּ | תִּקְרַנָּה2 | |
| imperative | קְרַן | קִרְנִי | קִרְנוּ | קְרַנָּה2 | |
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References
Proper noun
קֶרֶן • (keren) f
- a female given name, Karen
Etymology 2
| Root |
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| ק־ר־ן (q-r-n) |
Noun
קֶרֶן • (kéren) f (plural indefinite קְרָנוֹת, singular construct קֶרֶן־, plural construct קַרְנוֹת־)
- the base price paid as compensation without the added penalty
From which the following terms derive
- capital, fund (money dedicated to a purpose)
- fund, foundation, principal (company or organisation dedicated to a purpose)
Derived terms
- קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה f (“pension fund”)
- קֶרֶן צוֹבֶרֶת f (“cumulative fund”)
- קֶרֶן עוֹמֶדֶת f (“endowment fund”)
- קֶרֶן נִסְחֶרֶת f (“exchange traded fund, ETF”)
- קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעוֹת בְּנַדְלָ״ן f (“real estate investment trust, REIT”)
- קֶרֶן לְהַשְׁקָעָה בִּנְכָסִים קְבוּעֵי הַכְנָסָה f (“fixed-income fund”)
- קֶרֶן נֶאֱמָנוּת גְּמִישָׁה, קֶרֶן גְּמִישָׁה f (“flexible fund”)
References
- “קרן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
קרן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
