זן

עברית

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זן

/zan/
/zan/ Modern Israeli
/zɔːn/

Rhymes with -ɔn

Where it comes from

Via Aramaic זנא / זנה / ܙܢܐ descending from Proto-Iranian *jánHah, Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas.

noun זַן · zan · זַנִּים · זַנֵּי־ · זַנִּי

breed (of animal)
type, variety
strain

verb זָן · zan · לָזוּן · זִינָה · זַנְתִּי · זַנּוּ

construction pa'al to sustain, to nurture, to feed

In English

breed all animals or plants of the same species or subspecies
variant genetics: different sequence of a gene
Zen denomination of Buddhism
Zen Buddhism the Zen denomination of Buddhism

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {זן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}