עדן

Aramaic

Etymology

A Semitic root meaning "time, duration".

Noun

עדן • (transliteration needed)

  1. time, duration, year

References

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic [Term?] (“delight, pleasure”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

עֵדֶן • (éden) m

  1. (literally) Eden, paradise.
  2. (figuratively) Paradise, heaven.

References

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَدَن‎ (ʿadan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

עַדֶּן • (aden) f

  1. Aden (a port city in Yemen)

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עֵדֶן‎.

Proper noun

עדן • (eydn) m

  1. Eden, Garden of Eden

Derived terms

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