Jerusalen

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Jelusalen

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Hierusalem, from Ancient Greek Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm), from Hebrew ירושלים (Yerushalayim).

Proper noun

Jerusalen

  1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Descendants

  • Galician: Xerusalén
  • Portuguese: Jerusalém

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.