ציון

Hebrew

Etymology

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

• (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

צִיּוֹן • (tsiyón) f

1. Zion, Jerusalem

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → 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

צִיּוֹן • (tsiyón) m

1. a male given name

Noun

צִיּוּן • (tsiyún) m (plural indefinite צִיּוּנִים)

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

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew צִיּוֹן (tsiyón, “Zion”).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: ציִען (tsien)

Proper noun

ציון • (tsien) ?

1. Zion (Israel)
2. Zion (Jerusalem)

Derived terms

• ציוניזם (tsienizm)
• ציוניסט (tsienist)