Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

judean

/d͡ʒuˈdiː.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: Ju-de-an
IPA: /d͡ʒuˈdiː.ən/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Judea.

adj

Of or pertaining to Judah; Judahite.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Judea.

noun

A member of the tribe of Judah; a Judahite.

Etymology

From Latin iūdaeus [from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá, “Judah”) + -ιος (-ios)] + -an. By surface analysis, Judah + -ean.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: iūdaeus, Ἰουδαῖος
Suffix: Ἰουδά, an

Inflected Forms

more Judean (comparative) most Judean (superlative) Judaean (alternative) Judæan (alternative, archaic) Judeans (plural)

Phrases

Judean Aramaic

Rhymes With

aegean andean abelian aramean archaean nabataean sabaean mandaean erythraean cumaean nicaean damoclean

Questions

How do you pronounce judean?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒuˈdiː.ən/.
What does judean mean?: Of or pertaining to Judea.
Where does judean come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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