ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (īsrāˀēl) f
- Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
- (historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel)
- (figuratively, Christianity) Spiritual Israel, new Israel, the Church
Proper noun
ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (īsrāˀēl) m
- Israel (the Hebrew patriarch Jacob)
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 32:28–He said, “no more shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel; because you have wrestled with God and with humans and have overcome”.:
- ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ، «ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ؛ ܒܗܲܝ ܕܡܟܘܼܬܸܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܥܲܡ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܙܟ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
- mīr lēh, “ḥēnā lā kē pāˀēš qiryā šimōḵ yaˁqōḇ, illā īsrāˀēl; b-hay d-mkūtiš lōḵ ˁam allāhā w-ˁam nāšē w-zḵē lōḵ
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- a male given name from Hebrew
- a surname transferred from the given name
Derived terms
- ܐܝܼܣܲܪܠܵܝܵܐ (īsarlāyā, “Israelite; Israeli”)
- ܒܢܲܝ̈ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ (bnay īsrāˀēl, “Sons of Israel”)
See also
- ܝܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (Judean; Jew)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܐܝܣܪܝܠ, ܝܣܪܐܠ, ܝܣܪܝܠ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔīsrɑ(ʔ)el/
Proper noun
ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ • (ʾīsrāʾel) f
- Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
Proper noun
ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ • (ʾīsrāʾel) m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Israel