يهودي
yahūdiyy
The Arabic word for "jewish" is يهودي (yahūdiyy).
The word is an adjective used to describe anything relating to a Jew or Jews, including their ethnicity, religion or culture.
Meaning: of or relating to a Jew or Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture (adj)
Which one should you use?
The adjective يهودي is used for masculine nouns, while the feminine form يهودية is used to modify feminine nouns. For the collective noun referring to the people themselves (Jews), use يهود.
How does it change in a sentence?
يهودي is the masculine adjective. You should use the feminine form يهودية when the noun it modifies is feminine, such as أسرة (family) or دولة (state).
How do you pronounce it?
yahūdiyy
Did you know?
- The root of يهودي is closely linked to the name of the kingdom of Judah, meaning the term originally designated a geographic and tribal identity before a religious one.
- The word يهودي shares a deep linguistic ancestry with the English word 'Jew', as both eventually trace back to the same ancient Semitic roots.
- The word يهودي is actually a loanword from Aramaic, tracing its roots back to the ancient form יְהוּדָיֵא.
Examples in context
- سامي من أسرة يهوديّة ثريّة.Sami is from a wealthy Jewish family.This sentence shows how to use يهودي to describe a family.Tatoeba #6985656 by OsoHombre, translation #6040535 by OsoHombre
- تزوّج زيري في حفل زفاف يهودي.Ziri got married in a Jewish ceremony.This sentence demonstrates the use of يهودي in the context of a ceremony.Tatoeba #10948272 by Amastan, translation #10222985 by Amastan
- في عام ١٩٤٨م ، تأسست دولة يهودية.In 1948, a Jewish state was founded.This sentence illustrates the use of يهودية to modify the feminine noun for state.Tatoeba #372059 by saeb, translation #372060 by saeb
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Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries يهودي, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
