א־ב־ן
Hebrew
Etymology
Presumably denominative from אֶבֶן (éven, “stone”), eventually from Proto-Semitic *ʔabn-.[1][2]
Root
א־ב־ן • (ʾ-b-n)
- Related to stones.
Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ב־ן (0 c, 3 e)
References
- A. Murtonen (1989), “ʾBN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
- Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 3
Further reading
- “א־ב־ן” (root) in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- “א־ב־ן”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com