־ון

־ון

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Related to Arabic ـَانٌ‎ (-ān).

Suffix

־וֹן • (-on)

1. A suffix indicating a periodical or a journal.

   ‎יֶרַח‎ (yérakh, “(archaic) a month”) + ‎־ון → ‎יַרְחוֹן‎ (yár'khon, “a monthly periodical”)

2. A diminutive suffix.

   ‎ברווז \\ בַּרְוָז‎ (barváz, “a duck”) + ‎־ון → ‎ברווזון \\ בַּרְוָזוֹן‎ (barvazón, “a duckling”)

3. A suffix indicating collections.

   ‎שְׁאֵלָה‎ (sh'elá, “a question”) + ‎־ון → ‎שְׁאֵלוֹן‎ (sh'elón, “a questionnaire”)

4. A suffix indicating tools.

   ‎שָׁעָה‎ (sha'á, “an hour”) + ‎־ון → ‎שָׁעוֹן‎ (sha'ón, “clock, watch”)

5. A suffix used in words indicating order.

   ‎רֹאשׁ‎ (rosh, “a head”) + ‎־ון → ‎רִאשׁוֹן‎ (rishón, “first”)

6. A superlative suffix.

   ‎רֹאשׁ‎ (rosh, “head”) + ‎־ון → ‎רִאשׁוֹן‎ (rishón, “head most”)

   ‎עִלִּי‎ (ili, “upper”) + ‎־ון → ‎עֶלְיוֹן‎ (elyon, “most high”)

Synonyms

• (forming diminutives): ־ית‎ (-it), ־צ׳יק‎ (-chik), reduplication

Derived terms

Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ון

Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ון (diminutive suffix)

Hebrew terms suffixed with ־ון (periodical suffix)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ον (-on, “-um”).

Suffix

־וֹן • (-on)

1. -un; used in borrowing certain European words that end in -um or one of its cognates.

Synonyms

• ־וּם‎ (-um, “-um”)

Derived terms

• אִצְטַדְיוֹן‎ (itztadyón, “stadium”)
• מוּזֵיאוֹן‎ (muze'ón, “museum”)
• תֵּאַטְרוֹן‎ (teatrón, “theatre”)