יונה
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Root |
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י־ו־ן (y-w-n) |
From Proto-Semitic *šawmān-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /joːnɔː/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /joˈna/
Audio (IL) (file)
Noun[edit]
יוֹנָה • (yoná) f (plural indefinite יוֹנִים, singular construct יוֹנַת־, plural construct יוֹנֵי־)
- dove, pigeon
- אביתר בנאי, אבא
- יונתי בחגווי הסלע
השמיעיני את קולך- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- אביתר בנאי, אבא
- dove (pacifist)
Usage notes[edit]
- Unlike English, which makes a distinction between doves and pigeons who constitute the same bird family – Columbidae, generally attributing positive attributes to the former and negative to the latter, Hebrew does not.
Declension[edit]
Declension of יוֹנָה
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | יוֹנָה | first | יוֹנָתִי | יוֹנָתֵנוּ | ||
definite | הַיּוֹנָה | second | יוֹנָתְךָ | יוֹנָתֵךְ | יוֹנַתְכֶם | יוֹנַתְכֶן | |
construct | יוֹנַת־ | third | יוֹנָתוֹ | יוֹנָתָהּ | יוֹנָתָם | יוֹנָתָן | |
plural | indefinite | יוֹנִים | first | יוניי / יוֹנַי | יוֹנֵינוּ | ||
definite | הַיּוֹנִים | second | יוֹנֶיךָ | יונייך / יוֹנַיִךְ | יוֹנֵיכֶם | יוֹנֵיכֶן | |
construct | יוֹנֵי־ | third | יוֹנָיו | יוֹנֶיהָ | יוֹנֵיהֶם | יוֹנֵיהֶן |
Derived terms[edit]
- יונת דואר / יוֹנַת דֹּאַר (yonát dóar)
Proper noun[edit]
יוֹנָה • (yoná) m or f
- a male or female given name, Yona or Yonah, equivalent to English Jonah
References[edit]
- “יונה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
- יונה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־ו־ן
- Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
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- Hebrew feminine nouns with plurals ending in ־ים
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- he:Columbids