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Where does “صهیونیست” come from?

صهیونیست (Persian) comes from Persian صهیون, from Arabic صَهْيُون, from Classical Syriac ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ, from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן.

صهیونیست (Persian): Zionist

Definitions

  1. Zionist

Ancestry of “صهیونیست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianصهیونZion
2Arabicصَهْيُون—
3Classical Syriacܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ—
4Biblical Hebrewצִיּוֹן—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן →