Pnay (פנאי) means leisure in Hebrew.
It can also mean recreation. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
leisure, recreation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pnay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זמן פנוי; זמן שאין בו עניינים דחופים להתעסק עמם והמוקדש עפ"ר לעצמי.
The word Pnay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פְּנַאי
- Written without vowel points
- פנאי
- Said
- pnay
- Root
- פ־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Gematria
- 141
This is how Pnay is said in other languages.
- English
- leisure, recreation
- Arabic
- استجمام
- Russian
- досуг, отдых
- French
- loisir, récréation
- Spanish
- ocio, recreación
- German
- Freizeit, Muße, Erholung
These words mean nearly the same as Pnay.
- בטלהidleness
- הפוגהbreak
- מרגועserenity
- ניחותא
- רגע דל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Pnay.
- דחק
- עומס
- תעסוקה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Pnay.
The word Pnay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תרבות פנאי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pnay comes from the root פ־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Pnay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pnay.
What does Pnay (פנאי) mean in Hebrew?
Pnay (פנאי) means leisure and recreation. It is said pnay, with the stress on pnay.
What is a synonym for Pnay (פנאי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pnay (פנאי) are בטלה, הפוגה, מרגוע, ניחותא, and רגע דל.
What is the opposite of Pnay (פנאי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Pnay (פנאי) are דחק, עומס, and תעסוקה.
What rhymes with Pnay (פנאי)?
Words that rhyme with Pnay (פנאי) include חקלאי, תנאי, חי, גיא, הגאי, and אולי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פנאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.