Jerusalem
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), from a Western Semitic form attested in Ancient Egyptian as
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(ꜣwšꜣmm), a compound of Semitic *uru (“house, town”) and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim", Canaanite god of twilight.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jerusalem (plural Jerusalems)
- A city in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine.
- Synonyms: (chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts) al-Quds, (chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city) Hierosolyma
- Meronyms: East Jerusalem (EJ, East al-Quds); West Jerusalem (WJ)
- A poem by William Blake, subtitled 'The Emanation of the Giant Albion', used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
Derived termsEdit
- Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) (by folk etymology)
- Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
- Jerusalemite
- Jerusalem oak
- Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa)
- Jerusalem thorn
- trip to Jerusalem
TranslationsEdit
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CatalanEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), which see for more.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Jerusalem (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
| genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
| partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
| illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Jerusalem | — |
| gen. | Jerusalemin | ||
| genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
| partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
| inessive | Jerusalemissa | — | |
| elative | Jerusalemista | — | |
| illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
| adessive | Jerusalemilla | — | |
| ablative | Jerusalemilta | — | |
| allative | Jerusalemille | — | |
| essive | Jerusalemina | — | |
| translative | Jerusalemiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Jerusalemitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Jerusalem (type risti) | ||
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| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Jerusalemini | Jerusalemimme |
| 2nd person | Jerusalemisi | Jerusaleminne |
| 3rd person | Jerusaleminsa | |
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jerusalem n (proper noun, genitive Jerusalems or (optionally with an article) Jerusalem)
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
PortugueseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jerusalem f
- Obsolete spelling of Jerusalém
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jerusalem n (genitive Jerusalems)
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)