Syjon
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɨ.jɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨjɔn
- Syllabification: Sy‧jon
Proper noun
Syjon m inan
- Zion (landmark hill in the land of Israel on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built)
- (figuratively) Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
- Synonym: Jerozolima
Declension
Declension of Syjon
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Syjon |
| genitive | Syjonu |
| dative | Syjonowi |
| accusative | Syjon |
| instrumental | Syjonem |
| locative | Syjonie |
| vocative | Syjonie |
Derived terms
adjective
- syjoński
nouns
- syjonista
- syjonistka
- syjonizm
Related terms
adjective
- syjonistyczny
Further reading
- Syjon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Syjon in Polish dictionaries at PWN