פסנתר

Hebrew

Etymology

Back-formation from Aramaic פְּסַנְתֵּרִין (p'santerín), with the ־ין (-in) analyzed as a plural ending, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “harp”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /psanˈteʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

פְּסַנְתֵּר • (p'santér) m (plural indefinite פְּסַנְתֵּרִים, singular construct פְּסַנְתֵּר־, plural construct פְּסַנְתֵּרֵי־)

1. piano

   אני רוצה שתלמדי אותי לנגן בפסנתר.

   I want you to teach me to play the piano.

Declension

Declension of פְּסַנְתֵּר

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	פְּסַנְתֵּר	first	פְּסַנְתֵּרִי		פְּסַנְתֵּרֵנוּ
	definite	הַפְּסַנְתֵּר	second	פְּסַנְתֵּרְךָ	פְּסַנְתֵּרֵךְ	פְּסַנְתֶּרְכֶם	פְּסַנְתֶּרְכֶן
	construct	פְּסַנְתֵּר־	third	פְּסַנְתֵּרוֹ	פְּסַנְתֵּרָהּ	פְּסַנְתֵּרָם	פְּסַנְתֵּרָן
plural	indefinite	פְּסַנְתֵּרִים	first	פסנתריי / פְּסַנְתֵּרַי		פְּסַנְתֵּרֵינוּ
	definite	הַפְּסַנְתֵּרִים	second	פְּסַנְתֵּרֶיךָ	פסנתרייך / פְּסַנְתֵּרַיִךְ	פְּסַנְתְּרֵיכֶם	פְּסַנְתְּרֵיכֶן
	construct	פְּסַנְתְּרֵי־	third	פְּסַנְתֵּרָיו	פְּסַנְתֵּרֶיהָ	פְּסַנְתְּרֵיהֶם	פְּסַנְתְּרֵיהֶן

See also

• קְלִיד

References

• Brown, Francis, Driver, Samuel Rolles, Briggs, Charles Augustus (1906) A Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Koehler, Ludwig, Walter, Baumgartner (1994–2000) The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Leiden: Brill