Where does “ইহুদী” come from?
ইহুদী (Assamese) comes from Arabic يَهُودِيّ, from Aramaic יְהוּדָיֵא, from Hebrew יהודי, from Hebrew י, from Hebrew יָד — hand.
ইহুদী (Assamese): Jew, Jewish
Definitions
- Jew, Jewish
Ancestry of “ইহুদী”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | يَهُودِيّ | Jew, Jewish |
| 2 | Aramaic | יְהוּדָיֵא | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יהודי | Jewish: being a Jew, or relating to Jews or... |
| 4 | Hebrew | י | ten; {{n-g|one of the letters of the... |
| 5 | Hebrew | יָד | hand |