תנור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־י־ר (n-y-r)
8 terms

Loanword from Akkadian 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (tinūrum). Compare also Middle Persian tnwl (tanūr, “oven”). This word has been borrowed into Aramaic as תנורא / ܬܰܢܽܘܪܳܐ (tannūrā) and therethrough spawned Arabic تَنُّور (tannūr).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /taˈnuʁ/
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Noun

תַּנּוּר • (tanúr) m (plural indefinite תַּנּוּרִים, singular construct תַּנּוּר־)

  1. stove, oven
  2. furnace, kiln
  3. heater

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