Syjon

Polish

Syjon

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ.jɔn/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɨjɔn
Syllabification: Sy‧jon

Proper noun

Syjon m inan (related adjective syjoński)

Zion (landmark hill in the land of Israel on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built)
(figuratively) Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Synonym: Jerozolima

Declension

Declension of Syjon

	singular
nominative	Syjon
genitive	Syjonu
dative	Syjonowi
accusative	Syjon
instrumental	Syjonem
locative	Syjonie
vocative	Syjonie

Derived terms

nouns

syjonista
syjonistka
syjonizm

Related terms

adjective

syjonistyczny

Further reading

Syjon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Syjon in PWN's encyclopedia

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