ציון

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Biblical reference to a major elevated land figure in Jerusalem. Multiple theories exist as to the etymological origin of the term, theorized roots include ציה, צון, צוה, and צהה. Attested to in Aramaic צהיון and Classical Syriac ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ (ṣehyōn) — sometimes considered the older form by historians. More at Zion.

Pronunciation edit

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡siˈjo̞n/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡si.joɪn/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡siˈjon/
(Mizrahi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /sˤi.ˈjoːn/
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤi.jøːn/
(Tiberian Hebrew, Biblical) IPA^(key): /sˤij.ˈjoːn/

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Proper noun edit

צִיּוֹן • (tsiyón) f

Zion, Jerusalem

Derived terms edit

ציונות (tsiyonút)
ציוני (tsiyoní)
רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן (rishón l'tsiyón)

Descendants edit

→ Ancient Greek: Σιών (Siṓn)
- Latin: Siōn
  - Czech: Sión, Sion, Sijón
  - English: Zion, Sion
  - French: Sion
  - German: Zion, Sion
  - Old Irish: Sión
    - Irish: Síón
  - Italian: Sion
  - Norwegian Bokmål: Sion
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: Sion
  - Spanish: Sion, Sión
  - Swedish: Sion
→ Yiddish: ציון (tsien)

Proper noun edit

צִיּוֹן • (tsiyón) m

a male given name

Noun edit

צִיּוּן • (tsiyún) m (plural indefinite צִיּוּנִים) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

landmark
note
marking
A grade, a mark: a measure of a student's performance.

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew צִיּוֹן (tsiyón, “Zion”).

Pronunciation edit

Homophone: ציִען (tsien)

Proper noun edit

ציון • (tsien) ?

Zion (Israel)
Zion (Jerusalem)

Derived terms edit

ציוניזם (tsienizm)
ציוניסט (tsienist)