אביון

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Etymology[edit]

Root
א־ב־ה (ʾ-b-h)

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎁𐎊𐎐 (ảbyn, poor, impoverished). Borrowed into Late Egyptian, producing Coptic ⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ (ebiēn, miserable, wretched).

Noun[edit]

אֶבְיוֹן (evyónm (plural indefinite אֶבְיוֹנִים, singular construct אֶבְיוֹנְ־, plural construct אֶבְיוֹנֵי־)

  1. poor, needy

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