יונה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ו־ן (y-w-n)

From Proto-Semitic *šawmān-.

Pronunciation

(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /joːnɔː/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /joˈna/
Audio (IL) (file)

Noun

יוֹנָה • (yoná) f (plural indefinite יוֹנִים, singular construct יוֹנַת־, plural construct יוֹנֵי־)

dove, pigeon
- אביתר בנאי, אבא
  יונתי בחגווי הסלע
  השמיעיני את קולך
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
dove (pacifist)

Usage notes

Unlike English, which makes a distinction between doves and pigeons who constitute the same bird family – Columbidae, generally attributing positive attributes to the former and negative to the latter, Hebrew does not.

Declension

Declension of יוֹנָה

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	יוֹנָה	first	יוֹנָתִי		יוֹנָתֵנוּ
	definite	הַיּוֹנָה	second	יוֹנָתְךָ	יוֹנָתֵךְ	יוֹנַתְכֶם	יוֹנַתְכֶן
	construct	יוֹנַת־	third	יוֹנָתוֹ	יוֹנָתָהּ	יוֹנָתָם	יוֹנָתָן
plural	indefinite	יוֹנִים	first	יוניי / יוֹנַי		יוֹנֵינוּ
	definite	הַיּוֹנִים	second	יוֹנֶיךָ	יונייך / יוֹנַיִךְ	יוֹנֵיכֶם	יוֹנֵיכֶן
	construct	יוֹנֵי־	third	יוֹנָיו	יוֹנֶיהָ	יוֹנֵיהֶם	יוֹנֵיהֶן

Derived terms

יונת דואר / יוֹנַת דֹּאַר (yonát dóar)

Proper noun

יוֹנָה • (yoná) m or f

a male or female given name, Yona or Yonah, equivalent to English Jonah

Descendants

→ Classical Syriac: ܝܰܘܢܳܐ
- → Malayalam: യോനാ (yōnā)

References

“יונה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

יונה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

וינה

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