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يهودي

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See also: یہودی and یهودی

Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Aramaic יְהוּדָיֵא (yəhūḏāyā). The borrowing happened at multiple times; from some Aramaic dialect with reduced onset one got هُود (hūd) (no singulative).

Adjective

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يَهُودِيّ (yahūdiyy) (feminine يَهُودِيَّة (yahūdiyya), masculine plural يَهُود (yahūd) or يَهُودِيُّونَ (yahūdiyyūna), feminine plural يَهُودِيَّات (yahūdiyyāt))

  1. Jewish

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Noun

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يَهُودِيّ (yahūdiyym (plural يَهُود (yahūd) or يَهُودِيُّونَ (yahūdiyyūna), feminine يَهُودِيَّة (yahūdiyya))

  1. Jew

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Descendants

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References

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  • Hopkins, Simon (1997) “On the Words for “Jew(s)” in Arabic”, in Uri Rubin, David J. Wasserstein, editors, Dhimmis and Others: Jews and Christians and the World of Classical Islam (Israel Oriental Studies; 17), Eisenbrauns, pages 11–27
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 293–294

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic يَهُودِيّ (yahūdiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ja.huː.di/, [jaˈhuː.di]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

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يهودي (yahūdi) (feminine يهوديّة (yahūdiyye), common plural يهود (yahūd))

  1. Jewish

Noun

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يهودي (yahūdim (plural يهود (yahūd), feminine يهوديّة (yahūdiyye))

  1. Jew