עשן

Aramaic

Verb

עשן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to overcome, to prevail

Hebrew

Root
ע־שׁ־ן (ʿ-sh-n)
3 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿṯn (smoke).

Pronunciation

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Noun

עָשָׁן • (ashánm (plural indefinite עֲשָׁנִים, singular construct עֲשַׁן־, plural construct עַשְׁנֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. (uncountable) smoke (the visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material)

Derived terms

Verb

עִשֵּׁן • (ishén) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of עישן (ishén).

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