Palestin

See also: palestin

Cornish

Alternative forms

• Palestayn

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Palaestīna, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet).

Proper noun

Palestin m

1. Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people)

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia: powyow Asi (appendix)edit

• Afganistan
• an Maldivys
• Arabi an Saud
• Armeni
• Azerbayjan
• Baghreyn
• Bangladesh
• Boutan
• Brunei
• Byrmani
• China
• Emireythow Unys Arabek
• Enesow Felyp
• Eynda
• Indonesi
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Japan, Nihon
• Jordan
• Jorji
• Kambodi
• Katar
• Kazakstan
• Korea Dhyghow
• Korea Gledh
• Kuweyt
• Kyprus
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Malaysi
• Mongoli
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestin
• Pow Tay
• Russi
• Singapor
• Sri Lanka
• Syri
• Tajikistan
• Taywan
• Timor Est
• Turki
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

Related terms

• palestinnek (“Palestinian”, adjective)
• Palestinyas, Palestinyades (“Palestinian person”, noun)

Mutation

Mutation of Palestin

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
Palestin	Balestin	Falestin	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

French

Alternative forms

• Palæstin

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin Palaestinus, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστινός (Palaistinós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.lɛs.tɛ̃/

Noun

Palestin m (plural Palestins, feminine Palestine)

1. (archaic or obsolete) Philistine
   • 1624, La Sainte Bible‎^[1], page 30:

     […] Iſaac s’en alla vers Abimelech Roy des Paleſtins en Gerar.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1755, Joseph Vaissète, Géographie historique‎^[2], page 225:

     Les Iſraëlites en ayant chaſſé les Paleſtins & les Cananéens, qu’ils exterminerent pour la plus grande partie […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1778, Romans et contes de Voltaire‎^[3], page 252:

     Les Tyriens avaient amené avec eux des Paleſtins, qui dès ce tems-là couraient dans tous les climats, pour peu qu’il y eût de l’argent à gagner.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Malay

Etymology

From English Palestine, from Latin Palaestīna. Attested in Za'ba's 1964 dictionary as ڤاليستأين (Palestain).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pa.ləs.tin], [pɛ.ləs.tin]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -tin, -in
• Hyphenation: Pa‧les‧tin

Proper noun

Palestin (Jawi spelling ڤلسطين)

1. Palestine (a country in Asia)

Alternative forms

• Palestina (Indonesian)