לויתן

Aramaic

Etymology

From Hebrew לִוְיָתָן‎ (liwyāṯān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛwjɑtɑn/

Noun

לויתן • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. leviathan

Hebrew

Etymology

Compound of לִוְיָה‎ (livyá, “garland, wreath”) +‎ -תָּן‎ (-tan, agentive suffix), meaning “the tortuous one”.

Noun

לווייתן \ לִוְיָתָן • (livyatán) m (plural indefinite לווייתנים \ לִוְיָתָנִים‎)

  1. defective spelling of לווייתן‎

Yiddish

Noun

לויתן • (levyosn) m

  1. Alternative spelling of לוויתן‎ (levyosn)
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