ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [isːrɑːʔelː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [isːrɑːjelː]

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (īsrāˀēl) f

2. Israel (a country in Asia; official name: State of Israel)
3. (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied roughly the same area in ancient times.
4. (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of this area, as distinct from Judah.

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ • (īsrāˀēl) m

1. Israel (the Hebrew patriarch Jacob)
   • Genesis 32:28

     ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ، «ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ؛ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܬܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܥܲܡ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܓ݂ܠܝܼܒ ܠܘܼܟ݂

     mīrēh, “ḥēnā lē pāyēš qiryā šimūḵ yaˁqōḇ, illā īsrāˀēl; b-ayā d-ktīš lūḵ ˁam allāhā w-ˁam nāšē w-ḡlīb lūḵ

     He said, “no more shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel; because you have wrestled with God and with humans and have overcome”.

2. a male given name from Hebrew
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܣܲܪܠܵܝܵܐ (īsarlāyā, “Israelite; Israeli”)
• ܒܢܲܝ̈ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ (bnay īsrāˀēl, “Sons of Israel”)

See also

• ܝܗܘܼܕܵܝܵܐ (Judean; Jew)

Classical Syriac

ܬܪܥܣܪ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ

Alternative forms

• ܐܝܣܪܝܠ, ܝܣܪܐܠ, ܝܣܪܝܠ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔīsrɑ(ʔ)el/

Proper noun

ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ • (ʾīsrāʾel) f

1. Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

Proper noun

ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ • (ʾīsrāʾel) m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Israel
   • Peshitta, Genesis 23:28

     ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܫܡܟ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܠܐ "ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ"

     Your name will no longer be Jacob, but "Israel"

See also

• ܝܗܘܕܝܐ (“Judean/Jew”)
• ܨܗܝܘܿܢ (“Zion”)