کنعان

کنعان

See also: كنعان‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic كَنْعَان‎ (kanʿān), From Hebrew כנען‎ (k'ná'an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kænʔɒːn/

Proper noun

کنعان • (kan'ân)

1. Canaan
   • 14th-century, Hafez, "From Canaan Joseph Shall Return", Divan-e Hafez

     یوسف گمگشته بازآید به کنعان غم مخور
     کلبهٔ احزان شود روزی گلستان غم مخور

     Yusof-e gomgašte bâz-âyad be Kan'ân, ğam maxor
     kolbe-ye ahzân šavad ruzi golestân, ğam maxor

     Joseph (i.e. The son of the Jewish patriarch, Jacob), who was a thing lost, returned to Canaan, (therefore) Bury your anxiety.

     The cottage of sorrows becomes the daily bread of the garden, (therefore) Bury your anxiety.