Jerusalem
English
Etymology
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
- enPR: jə-ro͞o'sə-ləm, jə-ro͞o'zə-ləm, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/, /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/
Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun
Jerusalem (plural Jerusalems)
- A city in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine.
- 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, subtitled 'The Emanation of the Giant Albion', used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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Catalan
Proper noun
Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Danish
Proper noun
Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Finnish
Etymology
From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), which see for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjerusɑlem/, [ˈje̞ruˌs̠ɑle̞m]
- Rhymes: -ɑlem
- Syllabification(key): Je‧ru‧sa‧lem
Proper noun
Jerusalem
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Declension
| Inflection of Jerusalem (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Jerusalemitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Jerusalem (type risti) | ||
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| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Jerusalemini | Jerusalemimme |
| 2nd person | Jerusalemisi | Jerusaleminne |
| 3rd person | Jerusaleminsa | |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈʁuːzaˌlɛm/, /-ˌleːm/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
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
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛ²rʉːsaˌlɛm/
Proper noun
Jerusalem n (genitive Jerusalems)
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
See also
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