See אלון in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ",
"t": "tree",
"tr": "ʾīlānā"
},
"expansion": "Classical Syriac ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "borrowing"
},
"expansion": "borrowing",
"name": "glossary"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "he",
"2": "akk",
"3": "𒀠𒆷𒀭",
"t": "oak; acorn",
"tr": "ʾallānu, alyānu"
},
"expansion": "Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”)",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Uncertain; doublet of אֵלוֹן (elón), which possibly is the native Canaanite counterpart, compare Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā, “tree”) and Classical Syriac ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”). The present form with a short /a/ and a geminated /l/ on the other hand may be a borrowing from Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”). For a similar situation see אֵלָה (elá) and אַלָּה (alá).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "אַלּוֹן",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "alón",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "אֵלוֹן",
"roman": "elón",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "m",
"tr": "alón",
"wv": "אַלּוֹן"
},
"expansion": "אַלּוֹן • (alón) m",
"name": "he-proper noun"
}
],
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Hebrew given names",
"Hebrew male given names"
],
"glosses": [
"a male given name, Alon or Elon"
],
"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
],
[
"Alon",
"Alon#English"
],
[
"Elon",
"Elon#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/(ʔ)aˈlon/",
"tags": [
"Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
]
},
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}
],
"word": "אלון"
}
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