Syjon

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון‎ (tsiyón).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨ.jɔn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨjɔn
  • Syllabification: Sy‧jon

Proper noun

Syjon m inan

  1. Zion (landmark hill in the land of Israel on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built)
  2. (figuratively) Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
    Synonym: Jerozolima

Declension
Declension of Syjon
singular
nominative Syjon
genitive Syjonu
dative Syjonowi
accusative Syjon
instrumental Syjonem
locative Syjonie
vocative Syjonie

Derived terms
adjective
  • syjoński
nouns
adjective

Further reading
  • Syjon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Syjon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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