חנות

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Aramaic חָנוּתָא‎ (ḥānūṯā), Maltese ħanut, Arabic حَانُوت‎ (ḥānūt), Armenian խանութ (xanutʿ), Classical Syriac ܚܢܘܬܐ‎ (ḥānūṯā).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈnut/

Noun

חֲנוּת • (khanút) f (plural indefinite חנויות \ חֲנֻיּוֹת‎, singular construct חֲנוּת־, plural construct חנויות \ חֲנֻיּוֹת־‎)

A store, a shop.

Usage notes

This noun frequently appears in its singular construct form, with a following noun to indicate the kind of store; hence, for example, חנות ספרים (khanút s'farím, “lit. store-of books, i.e. bookstore”).

See also

שׁוּק‎ (shuk, “market”)

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