אדוני
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
אֲדֹנֵי־ (ăḏōnê, “lords”) + ־י (-i, “my”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /adoˈnaj/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /adɔɪˈnoj/, [adɛɪˈnoj], [adoˈnuj]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /æðøːˈnɔj/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ăðoˈnɔj/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /adoːˈnaj/
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Proper noun[edit]
אֲדוֹנָי / אֲדֹנָי • (ăḏônāy) m
- The Lord, God
- Plural form of אָדוֹן (adón) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor
Etymology 2[edit]
אֲדוֹן (ăḏôn, “lord”) + ־י (-i, “my”)
Noun[edit]
אֲדוֹנִי • (ăḏônî)
- sir, my lord (used when addressing a man)
- 500-800 CE, “Parasha 7:13”, in Kohelet Rabbah:
- כְּשֶׁהַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹבֵר הִתְחִיל אוֹתוֹ הַבֵּן צוֹוֵחַ וְאוֹמֵר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כָּאן נוֹלַדְתִּי, כָּאן גָּדַלְתִּי, בְּאֵיזֶה חֵטְא אֲנִי נָתוּן כָּאן אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ.
- When the king was passing by the entrance to [the prison], the son shouted and said: My Lord, the King! I was born here! I grew up here! What sin keeps me here, I don't know.
- Singular form of אָדוֹן (adón) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor
Coordinate terms[edit]
- גְּבִרְתִּי (gəḇirtî)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
אֲדוֹנֵי • (ăḏônê)
- Plural construct state form of אָדוֹן (adón)
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Hebrew אֲדוֹנָי (adonáy, “The Lord, God”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
אדוני • (adoynay) m
Etymology 2[edit]
From Hebrew אֲדוֹנִי (adoní, “sir, my lord”).
Noun[edit]
אדוני • (adoyni) m
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