אדון

Hebrew

Etymology

Perhaps related to דִּין (dín, “law”) or from Proto-Semitic *ʾadan- (“to rule, judge”). Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎚 (ảdt, “lady”), Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, “lord”), Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis, “mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

אָדוֹן • (adón) m (plural indefinite אֲדוֹנִים, singular construct אֲדוֹן־, plural construct אֲדוֹנֵי־)

lord
(preceding a man's name) Mr.

Synonyms

(Mr.): מַר (mar)

Coordinate terms

גְּבֶרֶת (gvéret)

See also

אֲדוֹנָי (adonái)
אֲדוֹנִי (adoní)

References

H113 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אָדוֹן (adón, “lord”).

Noun

אדון • (adoyn) m

(my) lord; mister (title)
Synonym: אדוני (adoyni)

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