israeli
/ɪzˈɹeɪli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.40 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.
name
The modern form of the Hebrew language, as spoken in the State of Israel.
Example Sentences
- "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 reconciliation."
- "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."
- "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 […]"
Etymology
From Hebrew ישראלי (jiśrəʾēlî). By surface analysis, Israel + -i. Usage as a synonym for "Modern Israeli Hebrew" was popularized by Ghil'ad Zuckermann.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ישראלי