Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
י־ו־ן (y-w-n)

From Proto-Semitic *šawmān-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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יוֹנָה (yonáf (plural indefinite יוֹנִים, singular construct יוֹנַת־, plural construct יוֹנֵי־)

  1. dove, pigeon
    • אביתר בנאי, אבא
      יונתי בחגווי הסלע
      השמיעיני את קולך
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. dove (pacifist)

Usage notes

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  • Unlike English, which makes a distinction between doves and pigeons who constitute the same bird family – Columbidae, generally attributing positive attributes to the former and negative to the latter, Hebrew does not.

Declension

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Proper noun

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יוֹנָה (yonám or f

  1. (biblical) Jonah (a minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish)
  2. (biblical) Jonah (a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh)
  3. a male or female given name, Yona or Yonah, equivalent to English Jonah

Descendants

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  • Classical Syriac: ܝܰܘܢܳܐ
    • Malayalam: യോനാ (yōnā)

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