Syjon

Polish

Syjon

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ.jɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɨjɔn
• Syllabification: Sy‧jon

Proper noun

Syjon m inan (related adjective syjoński)

1. Zion (landmark hill in the land of Israel on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built)
2. (figuratively) Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

   Synonym: Jerozolima

Declension

Declension of Syjon

	singular
nominative	Syjon
genitive	Syjonu
dative	Syjonowi
accusative	Syjon
instrumental	Syjonem
locative	Syjonie
vocative	Syjonie

Derived terms

nouns

• syjonista
• syjonistka
• syjonizm

 

Related terms

adjective

• syjonistyczny

 

Further reading

• Syjon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Syjon in PWN's encyclopedia