ציון

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Hebrew

Etymology

Multiple theories exist as to the origin of ציון, theorized roots include ציה, צון, צוה, and צהה. Attested to in Aramaic צהיון and Classical Syriac ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ (ṣehyōn) — sometimes considered the older form by historians.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /t͡siˈjo̞n/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈt͡si.joɪn/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Sephardi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /t͡siˈjon/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Mizrahi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /sˤi.ˈjoːn/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈsˤi.jøːn/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /sˤij.ˈjoːn/

Proper noun

צִיּוֹן (Tsiyónf

  1. Zion, Jerusalem
  2. a male given name

Derived terms

Noun

צִיּוּן (tsiyúnm (plural indefinite צִיּוּנִים)

  1. landmark
  2. note
  3. marking
  4. A grade, a mark: a measure of a student's performance.

Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew צִיּוֹן (tsiyón, Zion)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ציון (tsien?

  1. Zion (Israel)
  2. Zion (Jerusalem)

Derived terms