Jerusalem
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), from a Western Semitic form attested in Ancient Egyptian as
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(ꜣwšꜣmm), a compound of Semitic *uru (“house, town”) and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim", Canaanite goddess of twilight.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Jerusalem (plural Jerusalems)
- The capital of Israel.
- The city located on in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea which is holy to Judaism (Temple of Solomon and the capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judea), Christianity (Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection), and Islam (Muhammad’s ascension to heaven).
Synonyms[edit]
- al-Quds (chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts)
- Hierosolyma (chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city)
Meronyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- Jerusalem artichoke (by folk etymology)
- Jerusalem cherry
- Jerusalemite
- East Jerusalemite
- West Jerusalemite
- Jerusalem oak
- Jerusalem sage
- Jerusalem thorn
Translations[edit]
city
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Catalan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Jerusalem
Danish[edit]
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Jerusalem
Finnish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Jerusalem
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Jerusalem (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
accusative | nom. | Jerusalem | — |
gen. | Jerusalemin | ||
genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
inessive | Jerusalemissa | — | |
elative | Jerusalemista | — | |
illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
adessive | Jerusalemilla | — | |
ablative | Jerusalemilta | — | |
allative | Jerusalemille | — | |
essive | Jerusalemina | — | |
translative | Jerusalemiksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Jerusalemitta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
German[edit]
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Jerusalem n (genitive Jerusalems)
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Jerusalem f
- Obsolete spelling of Jerusalém
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Jerusalem n (genitive Jerusalems)
See also[edit]
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