litvakas

lt-noun

lìtvakas m (plural lìtvakai, feminine lìtvakė) stress pattern 1

lìtvakas (canonical masculine stress-pattern-1)
lìtvakai (plural)
lìtvakė (feminine)
lìtvakas (nominative singular)
lìtvakai (nominative plural)
lìtvako (genitive singular)
lìtvakų (genitive plural)
lìtvakui (dative singular)
lìtvakams (dative plural)
lìtvaką (accusative singular)
lìtvakus (accusative plural)
lìtvaku (instrumental singular)
lìtvakais (instrumental plural)
lìtvake (locative singular)
lìtvakuose (locative plural)
lìtvake (singular vocative)
lìtvakai (plural vocative)

[ˈlʲɪtʋɐkɐs]

Borrowed from Polish litwak. Compare Yiddish ליטוואַק (litvak).

Litvak (Lithuanian Jew, or an Ashkenazi Jew from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania)


UJA

The UJA Federation of New York, meanwhile, thanked the governor Thursday for “always standing with the Jewish community and against antisemitism and hate in New York.”

2024 February 17, Zenebou Sylla, “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul apologizes for using Canada-Hamas analogy in defending Israel”, in CNN:

United Jewish Appeal
w:United Jewish Appeal


Sodam

Sodam (nominative singular)
Sodam (singular vocative)
Sodaim (accusative singular)
Sodaime (genitive singular)
Sodaim (dative singular)
Sodam
Ṡodam

From Latin Sodoma, from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם (səḏōm).

(biblical) Sodom (a historical city in the Middle East)


AIJAC

w:Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council

(politics) Acronym of Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, a pro-Israel lobby in Australia.


ZOA

It also means that when a right-wing Jewish group such as the ZOA chooses to overlook Bannon’s well-documented links to anti-Semitic white nationalists, it puts itself on a moral par with J.V.P. Bannon is the man who expressly called Breitbart News “the platform for the alt-right,” knowing full-well the toxic range of opinion encompassed by the term.

2017 November 16, Bret Stephens, “Steve Bannon Is Bad for the Jews”, in The New York Times:

Zionist Organization of America
w:Zionist Organization of America

Initialism of Zionist Organization of America.


AJC

The AJC urged Warner Bros. to add a disclaimer to the movie. The paper has hired Hollywood lawyer Martin Singer and sent a letter to the studio.

2019 December 10, Marianne Garvey, “‘Richard Jewell’ film under fire for depiction of journalist Kathy Scruggs”, in CNN:

Walker – a Republican frontrunner in the race for Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat who has racked up high-profile endorsements from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell – released a statement to the AJC on his college trajectory.

2021 December 17, Rachel Janfaza, “Herschel Walker campaign deletes a false claim saying the Republican candidate for Senate graduated from college”, in CNN:

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
w:Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Initialism of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.


rzezak

rzezak (nominative singular)
rzezacy (nominative plural)
rzezaki (derogatory nominative plural)
rzezaka (genitive singular)
rzezaków (genitive plural)
rzezakowi (dative singular)
rzezakom (dative plural)
rzezaka (accusative singular)
rzezaków (accusative plural)
rzezakiem (instrumental singular)
rzezakami (instrumental plural)
rzezaku (locative singular)
rzezakach (locative plural)
rzezaku (singular vocative)
rzezacy (plural vocative)

Inherited from Old Polish rzazak. By surface analysis, rzezać + -ak.


કાઇન

head

કાઇન • (kāin) m

gu-prop

કાઇન • (kāin) m

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κάϊν (Káïn).


એસ્તેર

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr)

Esther (a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh)

(biblical) Esther (the heroine of the Book of Esther)


હાબેલ

head

હાબેલ • (hābel) m

gu-prop

હાબેલ • (hābel) m

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel).


ઉત્પત્તિ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ઉત્પત્તિ (utpatti).


Testament Newydd

y Testament Newydd (canonical masculine)


Sechareia

(biblical) one of several Biblical characters, one of whom is traditionally attributed authorship of the Book of Zechariah


ܪܚܝܠ

aii-proper-noun

ܪܵܚܹܝܠ • (rāḥēl) f

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (Rāḥēl, literally “ewe”).


七十人訳聖書

ja-pos

しちじゅうにんやく せいしょ

ななじゅうにんやく せいしょ

七(しち)十(じゅう)人(にん)訳(やく)聖(せい)書(しょ) or 七(なな)十(じゅう)人(にん)訳(やく)聖(せい)書(しょ) • (Shichijūnin'yaku Seisho or Nanajūnin'yaku Seisho)

七十人訳聖書 (canonical)
七十人訳聖書 (canonical)
Shichijūnin'yaku Seisho (romanization)
Nanajūnin'yaku Seisho (romanization)

[ɕi̥t͡ɕiʑɨːɲ̟ĩɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟̊ se̞ːɕo̞]

[na̠na̠ʑɨːɲ̟ĩɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟̊ se̞ːɕo̞]

Septuagint (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Ancient Greek)


칠십인역 성경

ko-proper noun

칠십인역 성경 • (Chilsibinyeok seonggyeong) (hanja 七十人譯聖經)

Chilsibinyeok seonggyeong (romanization)
七十人譯聖經 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰiɭɕʰibiɲʌ̹k̚ sʰʌ̹ŋɡjʌ̹ŋ]


ܕܢܝܐܝܠ

aii-proper-noun

ܕܵܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ • (dānīˀēl) m

ܕܵܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ (canonical)
dānīˀēl (romanization)

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (dānīyyʾēl, literally “God is my judge”).

der

Daniel (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)

(biblical) Daniel (the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel)


προσήλυτος

grc-noun

προσήλῠτος • (prosḗlŭtos) m (genitive προσηλύτου); second declension

προσήλῠτος (canonical)
prosḗlŭtos (romanization)
προσηλύτου (genitive)
ὁ προσήλῠτος (nominative singular)
τὼ προσηλῠ́τω (dual nominative)
οἱ προσήλῠτοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ προσηλῠ́του (genitive singular)
τοῖν προσηλῠ́τοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν προσηλῠ́των (genitive plural)
τῷ προσηλῠ́τῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν προσηλῠ́τοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς προσηλῠ́τοις (dative plural)
τὸν προσήλῠτον (accusative singular)
τὼ προσηλῠ́τω (accusative dual)
τοὺς προσηλῠ́τους (accusative plural)
προσήλῠτε (singular vocative)
προσηλῠ́τω (dual vocative)
προσήλῠτοι (plural vocative)

Greek: προσήλυτος (prosílytos)

→ Latin: prosēlytus (see there for further descendants)

→ Ukrainian: прозеліт (prozelit)

From the root of προσήλυθον (prosḗluthon, aorist of προσέρχομαι (prosérkhomai, “to approach”)) + -τος (-tos), thus literally, “one that has approached”.

af

aorist of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">προσέρχομαι</i> (prosérkhomai, “to approach”)