Jordà

See also: jorda and jordà

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ʒurˈda]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʒorˈda]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [d͡ʒoɾˈða]

Proper noun

riu Jordà m

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Related terms

Jordània

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