𐔼𐕚𐕙𐔰𐔺𐔶𐔾

Aghwan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Proper noun

𐔼𐕚𐕙𐔰𐔺𐔶𐔾 (israyēl)

  1. Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

Usage notes

Almost always abbreviated as 𐔼̃𐔶𐔾 (ĩēl).

Further reading

  • Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 2, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page 84
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