כהנא

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohēn), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Phoenician 𐤊𐤄𐤍 (khn), and Arabic كَاهِن (kāhin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kahă.ˈnɑ/

Noun

כַּהֲנָא • (kahǎnā) m (plural כַּהֲנַיָּא)

  1. (Judaism) cohen
  2. priest

Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܟܗܢܐ (kāhnā)
  • Mandaic: ࡊࡀࡄࡍࡀ (kahna)
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