Israeli
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Israeli
- /ɪzˈɹeɪli/
Rhymes with -eɪli
Where it comes from
From Hebrew ישראלי (jiśrəʾēlî). By surface analysis, Israel + -i.
Usage as a synonym for "Modern Israeli Hebrew" was popularized by Ghil'ad Zuckermann.
noun Israelis
- A person from Israel or of Israeli descent. Until Israel’s critics figure out how to acknowledge the pain and suffering resulting from Palestinian terrorism and exterminationist rhetoric, by pointing the Palestinians and the Arabs toward real change, they will fail to sway those Israelis and Jews that are ready to take a shot at reconciliatio
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people. The current Israeli government has been working to curtail and eliminate critical voices within Israeli society in recent years, particularly those fighting to end the occupation and expose human rights violations against Palestinians and marginalized communities.
proper noun
- The modern form of the Hebrew language, as spoken in the State of Israel. Thus, when most native Israeli-speakers speak Israeli, their intonation is much more similar to that of Yiddish, the mother tongue of most revivalists, than to that of Arabic or any other language belonging to the Semitic branch […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hebrew, zionist, palestinian, jerusalem, israel, sharon, rightwing, occupation, linker, army, tel, idf, moshe, netanyahu, bechar, occupying
Translations
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noun person from Israel or of Israeli descent
| Español | israelí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이스라엘인 iseura'erin, 이스라엘 사람 iseura'el saram |
| 日本語 | イスラエル人 isuraerujin |
| 中文 | 以色列人 yǐsèlièrén |
| हिन्दी | इसराइली isrāilī |
| Kiswahili | Mwisraeli |
| Português | israelense, israelita |
| Français | Israélien |
| Deutsch | Israeli |
| Italiano | israeliano |
| Ελληνικά | Ισραηλινός Israïlinós |
| Română | israelian, israeliană |
| Русский | израильтя́нин izrailʹtjánin, израильтя́нка izrailʹtjánka |
| العربية | إِسْرَائِيلِيّ ʔisrāʔīliyy, إِسْرَائِيلِيَّة ʔisrāʔīliyya |
| עברית | יִשְׂרְאֵלִי yisr'elí, יִשְׂרְאֵלִית yisr'elít |
adj of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
| Español | israelí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이스라엘의 Iseura'er-ui |
| 日本語 | イスラエルの Isuraeru no |
| 中文 | 以色列的 Yǐsèliè de, 以- Yǐ- |
| हिन्दी | इसराइली isrāilī |
| Português | israelense, israelita |
| Français | israélien, israélienne |
| Deutsch | israelisch |
| Italiano | israeliano, israeliana |
| Ελληνικά | ισραηλινός israïlinós |
| Română | israelian |
| Русский | изра́ильский izráilʹskij |
| Tiếng Việt | I-xra-en |
| العربية | إِسْرَائِيلِيّ ʔisrāʔīliyy |
| עברית | יִשְׂרְאֵלִי yisr'elí, יִשְׂרְאֵלִית yisr'elít |
Talk about this word "Israeli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/israeli. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Israeli. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/israeli "Israeli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/israeli.Cite this
@misc{israeli_2026,
title = {Israeli},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/israeli},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
