zion

See also: Zion and zioń

English

Etymology

From Hebrew ז.

Noun

zion (plural zions)

  1. zayin, Hebrew letter ז.

Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ion/ [s̻i.õn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ion/ [s̺i.õn]

  • Rhymes: -ion, -on
  • Hyphenation: zi‧on

Etymology 1

Verb

zion (masculine allocutive zioan, feminine allocutive zionan)

  1. Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hari) as indirect object and third-person singular (hura) as direct object, past indicative form of izan.
Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.

Etymology 2

Verb

zion

  1. Feminine allocutive form of dio.
Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.

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