זן

Hebrew

Etymology

Via Aramaic זנא / זנה / ܙܢܐ descending from Proto-Iranian *jánHah, Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas.

Pronunciation
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  • (verb)

Noun

זַן • (zan) m (plural indefinite זָנִים, plural construct זְנֵי־)

  1. breed (of animal)
  2. type, variety
  3. strain

Verb
Root
ז־ו־ן (z-w-n)

זָן • (zan) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. (flowery) to sustain, to nurture, to feed

Conjugation
Conjugation of זָן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לָזוּן
  • action noun: זִינָה
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first זַנְתִּיזַנּוּ
second זַנְתָּזַנְתְּזַנְתֶּםזַנְתֶּן
third זָןזָנָהזָנוּ
present זָןזָנָהזָנִיםזָנוֹת
future first אָזוּןנָזוּן
second תָּזוּןתָּזוּנִיתָּזוּנוּתזונה / תָּזֹנָּה1
third יָזוּןתָּזוּןיָזוּנוּתזונה / תָּזֹנָּה1
imperative זוּןזוּנִיזוּנוּזונה / זֹנָּה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
  • Wagner, Max (1966) Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 49 Nr. 79
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