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

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaːˈdoːn/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔːˈðoːn/, [ʔɔˑˈðoː.on]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔɔˈðøn/, [ʔɔ(ː)ˈðøːn], [ʔɔ(ː)ˈðeːn]
• (Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɒˈdon/
• (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈdon/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈdon/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɔˈdojn/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈdon/

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Noun

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

1. lord
2. (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

1. (my) lord; mister (title)

   Synonym: אדוני (adoyni)