إسرائيل
Arabic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yiśrāʾēl).
Proper noun edit
إِسْرَائِيل • (ʔisrāʔīl) m
- Israel (the Hebrew patriarch Jacob)
- Synonym: يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:4:
- يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ ٱلَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
- yā banī ʔisrāʔīla ḏkurū niʕmatiya llatī ʔanʕamtu ʕalaykum wa-ʔannī faḍḍaltukum ʕalā l-ʕālamīna
- Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
- Israel (northern kingdom opposite Judah)
Declension edit
Declension of noun إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | إِسْرَائِيل ʔisrāʔīl |
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Nominative | — | إِسْرَائِيلُ ʔisrāʔīlu |
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Accusative | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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Genitive | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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Alternative forms edit
- إِسْرٰئِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)
Derived terms edit
- إِسْرَائِيلِيّ (ʔisrāʔīliyy)
- بَنُو إسْرَائِيلَ (banū ʔisrāʔīla)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Israeli Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él).
Proper noun edit
إِسْرَائِيل • (ʔisrāʔīl) f
- Israel (a country in Asia)
- Synonym: (derogatory or euphemistic) الكِيَانْ الصِّهْيُونِيّ (al-kiyān aṣ-ṣihyūniyy)
Declension edit
Declension of noun إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | إِسْرَائِيل ʔisrāʔīl |
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Nominative | — | إِسْرَائِيلُ ʔisrāʔīlu |
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Accusative | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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Genitive | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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Derived terms edit
- إِسْرَائِيلِيّ (ʔisrāʔīliyy)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “إسرائيل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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Etymology edit
From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
إسرائيل • (ʔisrāʔīl) f
Related terms edit
- إسرائيلي (ʔisrāʔīli, “Israeli”)