See also: یہودی and یهودی

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Aramaic יְהוּדָיֵא (yəhūḏāyā). The borrowing happened at multiple times; from some Aramaic dialect with reduced onset one got هُود (hūd) (no singulative).

Adjective edit

يَهُودِيّ (yahūdiyy) (feminine يَهُودِيَّة (yahūdiyya), masculine plural يَهُود (yahūd) or يَهُودِيُّونَ (yahūdiyyūna), feminine plural يَهُودِيَّات (yahūdiyyāt))

  1. Jewish

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Noun edit

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يَهُودِيّ (yahūdiyym, plural يَهُود (yahūd) or يَهُودِيُّون (yahūdiyyūn), feminine يَهُودِيَّة (yahūdiyya)

  1. Jew

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References edit

  • Hopkins, Simon (1997) “On the Words for “Jew(s)” in Arabic”, in Uri Rubin, David J. Wasserstein, editors, Dhimmis and Others: Jews and Christians and the World of Classical Islam (Israel Oriental Studies; 17), Eisenbrauns, pages 11–27
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 293–294

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic يَهُودِيّ (yahūdiyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ja.huː.di/, [jaˈhuː.di]
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Adjective edit

يهودي (yahūdi) (feminine يهوديّة (yahūdiyye), common plural يهود (yahūd))

  1. Jewish

Noun edit

يهودي (yahūdim (plural يهود (yahūd), feminine يهوديّة (yahūdiyye))

  1. Jew