إسرائيل
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Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yiśrāʾēl).
Proper noun
إِسْرَائِيل • (ʔisrāʔīl) m
- Israel (the Hebrew patriarch Jacob)
- Synonym: يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:4:
- يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ ٱلَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
- yā banī ʔisrāʔīla ḏkurū niʕmatiya llatī ʔanʕamtu ʕalaykum wa-ʔannī faḍḍaltukum ʕalā l-ʕālamīna
- Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
- Israel (northern kingdom opposite Judah)
Declension
Declension of noun إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | إِسْرَائِيل ʔisrāʔīl |
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| Nominative | — | إِسْرَائِيلُ ʔisrāʔīlu |
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| Accusative | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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| Genitive | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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Alternative forms
- إِسْرٰئِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)
Derived terms
- إِسْرَائِيلِيّ (ʔisrāʔīliyy)
- بَنُو إسْرَائِيلَ (banū ʔisrāʔīla)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Israeli Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él).
Proper noun
إِسْرَائِيل • (ʔisrāʔīl) f
- Israel (a country in Asia)
- Synonym: (derogatory or euphemistic) الكِيَانْ الصِّهْيُونِيّ (al-kiyān aṣ-ṣihyūniyy)
Declension
Declension of noun إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | إِسْرَائِيل ʔisrāʔīl |
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| Nominative | — | إِسْرَائِيلُ ʔisrāʔīlu |
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| Accusative | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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| Genitive | — | إِسْرَائِيلَ ʔisrāʔīla |
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Derived terms
- إِسْرَائِيلِيّ (ʔisrāʔīliyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “إسرائيل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
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Etymology
From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
إسرائيل • (ʔisrāʔīl) f
Related terms
- إسرائيلي (ʔisrāʔīli, “Israeli”)