יונה
Hebrew
Etymology
Possibly from the base אנה or from Proto-Semitic *yawn-at- ~ wānay- (“dove”)
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /joːnɔː/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /joˈna/
Noun
יוֹנָה • (yoná) f (plural indefinite יוֹנִים, singular construct יוֹנַת־, plural construct יוֹנֵי־)
Usage notes
- Unlike English, which makes a distinction between doves and pigeons who constitute the same bird family – Columbidae, generally attributing positive attributes to the former and negative to the latter, Hebrew does not.
Declension
Declension of יוֹנָה
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | יוֹנָה | first | יוֹנָתִי | יוֹנָתֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַיּוֹנָה | second | יוֹנָתְךָ | יוֹנָתֵךְ | יוֹנַתְכֶם | יוֹנַתְכֶן | |
| construct | יוֹנַת־ | third | יוֹנָתוֹ | יוֹנָתָהּ | יוֹנָתָם | יוֹנָתָן | |
| plural | indefinite | יוֹנִים | first | יוניי \ יוֹנַי | יוֹנֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַיּוֹנִים | second | יוֹנֶיךָ | יונייך \ יוֹנַיִךְ | יוֹנֵיכֶם | יוֹנֵיכֶן | |
| construct | יוֹנֵי־ | third | יוֹנָיו | יוֹנֶיהָ | יוֹנֵיהֶם | יוֹנֵיהֶן | |
Proper noun
יוֹנָה • (yoná) m or f
- A male or female given name, Yona or Yonah, equivalent to English Jonah.
Anagrams
- וינה
References
- Kogan, Leonid (2011), “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 210
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