אכסניא

See also: אַכסניא

Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaksnɑjɑʔ/

Adjective

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אכסניא • (transliteration needed) m (plural)

  1. strange, unusual

Noun

אכסניא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אכסניא, singular feminine counterpart אכסניתא)

  1. stranger, foreigner
  2. guest, visitor, lodger

References

  • “ˀksny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaksɛnjɑʔ/

Noun

אכסניא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. exile, banishment
  2. hospitality, lodging
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: אַכסניא (akhsanye)

References

  • “ˀksnyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎[2], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
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