ארנק
Hebrew
Etymology
Perhaps from ἀρνακίς (arnakís, “sheepskin”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aʁˈnak/
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Noun
אַרְנָק • (arnák) m (plural indefinite אַרְנָקִים, singular construct אַרְנַק־, plural construct אַרְנְקֵי־)
- a wallet – a discreet personal device, traditionally made of some animal skin, used for convenient transportation of funds and other valuable personal artifacts.
- a purse
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אַרְנָק | first | אַרְנָקִי | אַרְנָקֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאַרְנָק | second | אַרְנָקְךָ | אַרְנָקֵךְ | אַרְנַקְכֶם | אַרְנַקְכֶן | |
| construct | אַרְנַק־ | third | אַרְנָקוֹ | אַרְנָקָהּ | אַרְנָקָם | אַרְנָקָן | |
| plural | indefinite | אַרְנָקִים | first | ארנקיי / אַרְנָקַי | אַרְנָקֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָאַרְנָקִים | second | אַרְנָקֶיךָ | ארנקייך / אַרְנָקַיִךְ | אַרְנְקֵיכֶם | אַרְנְקֵיכֶן | |
| construct | אַרְנְקֵי־ | third | אַרְנָקָיו | אַרְנָקֶיהָ | אַרְנְקֵיהֶם | אַרְנְקֵיהֶן | |
References
- “ארנק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language