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Hebrew

יונה יפת עיניים

Etymology

Root
י־ו־ן (y-w-n)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *šawmān-.

Pronunciation

Noun

יוֹנָה • (yoná) f (plural indefinite יוֹנִים, singular construct יוֹנַת־, plural construct יוֹנֵי־)

  1. pigeon, dove
    • אביתר בנאי, אבא
      יונתי בחגווי הסלע
      השמיעיני את קולך
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. dove (pacifist)

Usage notes

  • Unlike English, which makes a distinction between doves and pigeons who constitute the same bird family – Columbidae, generally attributing positive attributes to the former and negative to the latter, Hebrew does not.

Declension

Declension of יוֹנָה
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite יוֹנָה first יוֹנָתִי יוֹנָתֵנוּ
definite הַיּוֹנָה second יוֹנָתְךָ יוֹנָתֵךְ יוֹנַתְכֶם יוֹנַתְכֶן
construct יוֹנַת־ third יוֹנָתוֹ יוֹנָתָהּ יוֹנָתָם יוֹנָתָן
plural indefinite יוֹנִים first יוניי / יוֹנַי יוֹנֵינוּ
definite הַיּוֹנִים second יוֹנֶיךָ יונייך / יוֹנַיִךְ יוֹנֵיכֶם יוֹנֵיכֶן
construct יוֹנֵי־ third יוֹנָיו יוֹנֶיהָ יוֹנֵיהֶם יוֹנֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Proper noun

יוֹנָה • (Yoná) m or f

  1. (biblical) Jonah (a minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish)
  2. (biblical) Jonah (a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh)
  3. a male or female given name, Yona or Yonah, equivalent to English Jonah

Descendants

  • → Classical Syriac: ܝܰܘܢܳܐ
    • → Malayalam: യോനാ (yōnā)
  • → Yiddish: יונה (yoyne)

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yoná, “Jonah”)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

יונה • (yoyne) m, diminutive יונהלע (yoynele)

  1. (biblical) Jonah (prophet)
    Synonym: יונה הנבֿיא (yoyne hanovi)
  2. (biblical) Jonah (book of the Tanakh)
  3. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonah
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