Palëstina

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Palestina, from Old Galician-Portuguese Palestina, a learned borrowing from Latin Palaestīna, borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē), possibly borrowed from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת + Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj + Akkadian 𒉺𒆷𒀸𒌓.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /paleʃˈtiːna/
    • Rhymes: -iːna
    • Syllabification: Pa‧lës‧ti‧na

    Proper noun

    Palëstina n

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

    See also

    countries in Asia: asiatische Land (appendix)edit

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Palëstina”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 122, columns 1–2
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