Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
ג־נ־ן (g-n-n)

Cognate with Arabic مِجَنّ (mijann) and Phoenician 𐤌𐤂𐤍 (mgn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

מָגֵן (magénm (plural indefinite מגינים / מָגִנִּים, singular construct מָגֵן־, plural construct מגיני / מָגִנֵּי־) [pattern: מַקְטֵל]

  1. shield (large piece of armor, held on the arm)
  2. shield (he who or that which protects)

Usage notes edit

  • The kamats vowel anomalously remains unreduced, even in forms where it is no longer pretonic.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit