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־)

lord
(preceding a man's name) Mr.

Declension

Declension of **אָדוֹן**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	אָדוֹן	first	אֲדוֹנִי		אֲדוֹנֵנוּ
	definite	הָאָדוֹן	second	אֲדוֹנְךָ	אֲדוֹנֵךְ	אֲדוֹנְכֶם	אֲדוֹנְכֶן
	construct	אֲדוֹן־	third	אֲדוֹנוֹ	אֲדוֹנָהּ	אֲדוֹנָם	אֲדוֹנָן
plural	indefinite	אֲדוֹנִים	first	אדוניי / אֲדוֹנַי		אֲדוֹנֵינוּ
	definite	הָאֲדוֹנִים	second	אֲדוֹנֶיךָ	אדונייך / אֲדוֹנַיִךְ	אֲדוֹנֵיכֶם	אֲדוֹנֵיכֶן
	construct	אֲדוֹנֵי־	third	אֲדוֹנָיו	אֲדוֹנֶיהָ	אֲדוֹנֵיהֶם	אֲדוֹנֵיהֶן

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)