יאנא

Mozarabic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iānua.

Noun

יאנא (y'n') f

  1. door
    • c. 1100, Judah Halevi, Kharja H14 :[1]
      מיו אלחביב אשתאדיאנא‎
      myw 'lḥbyb 'št'dy'n'
      my darling is at the door

Notes

Corriente takes ⟨y'n'⟩ to represent a Mozarabic yána.

References
  1. Corriente, F.; Sáenz-Badillos, A. (1994), “Nueva propuesta de lectura de las xarajāt con texto romance de la serie hebrea”, in Revista de Filología Española (in Spanish), volume LXXIV, issue 3/4, page 287
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