גנן

Aramaic

Verb

גנן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to dwell, to inhabit

Hebrew
Root
ג־נ־ן (g-n-n)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic جَنَّان (jannān, “gardener”).

Noun

גַּנָּן • (ganán) m (plural indefinite גַּנָּנִים, singular construct גַּנַּן־, plural construct גַּנָּנֵי־, feminine counterpart גַּנֶּנֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. A gardener.
  2. A (male) kindergarten teacher.

Verb

גִּנֵּן • (ginén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of גינן

References
  • “גנן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Etymology 2

Related to Arabic جَنَّ (janna, “to cover”).

Verb

גָּנַן • (ganán) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) to protect, to defend
    • Tanach, Isaiah 37:35, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ לְמַעֲנִי וּלְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּי׃
      I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!
Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּנַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לגנון / לִגְנֹן
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: גָּנוּן
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּנַנְתִּיגָּנַנּוּ
second גָּנַנְתָּגָּנַנְתְּגְּנַנְתֶּם1גְּנַנְתֶּן1
third גָּנַןגָּנְנָהגָּנְנוּ
present גּוֹנֵןגּוֹנֶנֶתגּוֹנְנִיםגּוֹנְנוֹת
future first אגנון / אֶגְנֹןנגנון / נִגְנֹן
second תגנון / תִּגְנֹןתִּגְנְנִיתִּגְנְנוּתגנונה / תִּגְנֹנָּה2
third יגנון / יִגְנֹןתגנון / תִּגְנֹןיִגְנְנוּתגנונה / תִּגְנֹנָּה2
imperative גנון / גְּנֹןגִּנְנִיגִּנְנוּגנונה / גְּנֹנָּה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּנַנְתֶּם and גָּנַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms
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