Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /adoˈnai/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ăðoˈnɔj/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /adɔɪˈnoj/, [adɛɪˈnoj], [adoˈnuj]
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ăðoːˈnaːj/

Proper noun

אֲדוֹנָי \ אֲדֹנָי • ‎(ăḏônāy) m

1. The Lord, God
2. Plural construct form of אָדוֹן‎ with first-person personal pronoun as possessor

Etymology 2

אֲדוֹן ‎(ăḏôn, “lord”) +‎ ־י ‎(i, “of mine”)

Noun

אֲדוֹנִי • ‎(ăḏônî)

1. sir, my lord (used when addressing a man)
2. Singular construct form of אָדוֹן‎ with first-person personal pronoun as possessor

Coordinate terms

• גְּבִרְתִּי ‎(gəḇirtî)

Etymology 3

Noun

אֲדוֹנֵי • ‎(ăḏônê)

1. Plural construct form of אָדוֹן‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אֲדוֹנָי ‎(adoni, “sir, my lord”).

Noun

אדוני • ‎(adoyni) m

1. (my) lord; mister (title)

Synonyms

• אדון ‎(adoyn)