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
- Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people)
Coordinate terms
- 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
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestin | Balestin | Falestin | unchanged | 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)
- (archaic or obsolete) Philistine
- 1624, La Sainte Bible[1], page 30:
- […] Iſaac s’en alla vers Abimelech Roy des Paleſtins en Gerar.
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- 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): (file)
- Rhymes: -tin, -in
- Hyphenation: Pa‧les‧tin
Proper noun
Palestin (Jawi spelling ڤلسطين)
Alternative forms
- Palestina (Indonesian)