פינה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־נ־ן‎ (p-n-n)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎔𐎐𐎚 (pnt, “knuckle, joint, vertebra”).

Noun

פינה /פִּנָּה • (piná) f (plural indefinite פינות / פִּנּוֹת‎, singular construct פינת / פִּנַּת־‎, plural construct פינות־‎)

  1. corner
    • ‏לַכּוֹבַע שֶׁלִּי שָׁלוֹשׁ פִּנּוֹת
      שָׁלוֹשׁ פִּנּוֹת לַכּוֹבַע שֶׁלִּי
      לוּלֵא הָיוּ לוֹ שָׁלוֹשׁ פִּנּוֹת
      לֹא הָיָה זֶה הַכּוֹבַע שֶׁלִּי.
      ‎‎
      My hat, it has three corners
      Three corners has my hat
      If it had not three corners
      It would not be my hat
Derived terms
References

Etymology 2

Root
פ־נ־ה‎ (p-n-h)

Verb

פינה /פִּנָּה • (piná) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart פונה / פֻּנָּה‎)

  1. (transitive) to clear (an area or space of someone or something)
    ‏מתי פינית את השולחן?‎‎ ― matái pinít(a) ét hashulkhán? ― When did you clear the table?
Conjugation

References

  • “פינה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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