Jerusalem
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), from a Western Semitic form attested in Ancient Egyptian as
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(ꜣwšꜣmm), a compound of Semitic *uru (“house, town”) and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim", Canaanite god of twilight.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: jə-ro͞o'sə-ləm, jə-ro͞o'zə-ləm, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/, /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem (countable and uncountable, plural Jerusalems)
- A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the legal capital city of Israel.
- Synonyms: (chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts) al-Quds, (chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city) Hierosolyma
- Meronyms: East Jerusalem (EJ, East al-Quds); West Jerusalem (WJ)
- A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
- A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- A place in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- A town in Yates County, New York.
- A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
- A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island.
- Former name of Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
- A suburban area in Skellingthorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF9171).
- A settlement in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Maori name. [1]
- Synonym of Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand.
- A place in the United States:
Derived terms
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References
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Derived terms
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem f
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Danish
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[edit]Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), which see for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of Jerusalem (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
accusative | nom. | Jerusalem | — |
gen. | Jerusalemin | ||
genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
inessive | Jerusalemissa | — | |
elative | Jerusalemista | — | |
illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
adessive | Jerusalemilla | — | |
ablative | Jerusalemilta | — | |
allative | Jerusalemille | — | |
essive | Jerusalemina | — | |
translative | Jerusalemiksi | — | |
abessive | Jerusalemitta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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German
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem n (proper noun, genitive Jerusalems or (optionally with an article) Jerusalem)
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem f
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem n (genitive Jerusalems)
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
See also
[edit]Upper Sorbian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jerusalem m inan
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | Jerusalem | Jerusalemaj | Jerusalemy |
genitive | Jerusalema | Jerusalemow | Jerusalemow |
dative | Jerusalemej | Jerusalemomaj | Jerusalemam |
accusative | Jerusalem | Jerusalemaj | Jerusalemy |
instrumental | Jerusalemom | Jerusalemomaj | Jerusalemami |
locative | Jerusalemu | Jerusalemomaj | Jerusalemach |
vocative | Jerusalemo, Jerusalemje | Jerusalemaj | Jerusalemy |
Derived terms
[edit]- Jerusalemjan m pers
- Jerusalemjanka f
References
[edit]- “Jerusalem” in Soblex
- English terms borrowed from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Cities in Israel
- en:Capital cities
- en:Places in Israel
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Census-designated places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Maryland, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Maryland, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Towns in New York, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Villages in Ohio, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Rhode Island, USA
- en:Places in Rhode Island, USA
- en:Suburbs in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in New Zealand
- en:Places in New Zealand
- en:Religion
- en:Christianity
- en:Islam
- en:Judaism
- en:Ancient Near East
- en:England
- English exonyms
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans proper nouns
- af:Cities in Israel
- af:National capitals
- af:Places in Israel
- af:Cities in Palestine
- af:Places in Palestine
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Cities in Israel
- ca:National capitals
- ca:Places in Israel
- ca:Cities in Palestine
- ca:Places in Palestine
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Cities in Israel
- da:National capitals
- da:Places in Israel
- da:Cities in Palestine
- da:Places in Palestine
- Danish exonyms
- Finnish terms derived from Late Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Finnish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlem
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlem/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Cities in Israel
- fi:National capitals
- fi:Places in Israel
- fi:Cities in Palestine
- fi:Places in Palestine
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- German 4-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Cities in Israel
- de:National capitals
- de:Places in Israel
- de:Cities in Palestine
- de:Places in Palestine
- German exonyms
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese obsolete forms
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Cities in Israel
- sv:National capitals
- sv:Places in Israel
- sv:Cities in Palestine
- sv:Places in Palestine
- sv:Ancient Near East
- Swedish exonyms
- Upper Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Upper Sorbian/uzalɛm
- Rhymes:Upper Sorbian/uzalɛm/4 syllables
- Upper Sorbian lemmas
- Upper Sorbian proper nouns
- Upper Sorbian masculine nouns
- Upper Sorbian inanimate nouns
- hsb:Cities in Israel
- hsb:National capitals
- hsb:Places in Israel
- hsb:Cities in Palestine
- hsb:Places in Palestine
- Upper Sorbian masculine inanimate nouns
- Upper Sorbian masculine hard stem nouns