כנף

עברית

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כנף

/kaˈnaf/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *kanap-, cognate with Akkadian 𒉺 (kappum, “wing, branch”), Arabic كَنَف (kanaf, “wing, side, bosom”), Ge'ez ክንፍ (kənf, “wing, fin”), Amharic ክንፍ (kənf, “wing”).

noun כָּנָף · kanáf · כנפיים · כְּנָפַיִם · כְּנָפוֹת · כְּנַף־

wing וָאֶשָּׂא עֵינַי וָאֵרֶא וְהִנֵּה שְׁתַּיִם נָשִׁים יוֹצְאוֹת וְרוּחַ בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם וְלָהֵנָּה כְנָפַיִם כְּכַנְפֵי הַחֲסִידָה ותשנה אֶת הָאֵיפָה בֵּין הָאָרֶץ וּבֵין הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
fender, mudguard

In English

wing part of an animal
fender panel of a car

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MLA

"כנף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כנף. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A3

Chicago

"כנף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A3.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כנף},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}