גן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ג־נ־ן‎

Pronunciation

Noun

גַּן • (gan) m (plural indefinite גַּנִּים‎, singular construct גַּן־, plural construct גַּנֵּי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a garden
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German Gen. Accepted by the Academy of the Hebrew Language for similarity to the root ג־נ־ן‎ (g-n-n), which forms words relating to gardening and kindergartens, coined by Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”).

Pronunciation

Noun

גֶּן • (gen) m (plural indefinite גֶּנִים‎, singular construct גֶּן־)

  1. (genetics) a gene

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גַּן‎.

Noun

גן • (gan) m, plural גנים‎ (ganem)

  1. (especially in Judaic contexts) garden

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Derived terms

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