adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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ĭz-rā'lē
/ɪzˈɹeɪli/
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rhymes with -eɪli
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The modern form of the Hebrew language, as spoken in the State of Israel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Israel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
Narrower terms: sabra
History
Etymology
From Hebrew ישראלי (jiśrəʾēlî). By surface analysis, Israel + -i. Usage as a synonym for "Modern Israeli Hebrew" was popularized by Ghil'ad Zuckermann.
Across languages
Translations
208 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Israels
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Afrikaans:
Israelies
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Albanian:
izraelit
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Amharic:
እስራኤላዊ
(ʾəsraʾelawi)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Arabic:
إِسْرَائِيلِيّ
(ʔisrāʔīliyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Aragonese:
israelín
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Aragonese:
israelí
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Armenian:
իսրայելական
(israyelakan)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Armenian:
իսրայելյան
(israyelyan)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Asturian:
israelín
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Azerbaijani:
israil
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Azerbaijani:
israilli
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Basque:
israeldar
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Belarusian:
ізра́ільскі
(izráilʹski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Bengali:
ইসরাইলি
(iśoraili)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Breton:
Israelad
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Bulgarian:
израе́лски
(izraélski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Burmese:
အစ္စရေး
(acca.re:)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Catalan:
israelià
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Chinese Mandarin:
以色列的
(Yǐsèliè de)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Chinese Mandarin:
以-
(Yǐ-)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Corsican:
israilianu
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Czech:
izraelský
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Danish:
israelsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Dutch:
Israëlisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Esperanto:
israela
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Estonian:
iisraeli
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Faroese:
ísraelskur
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Finnish:
israelilainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
French:
israélien
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
French:
israélienne
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Galician:
israelí
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Galician:
israelita
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Georgian:
ისრაელური
(israeluri)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
German:
israelisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Greek:
ισραηλινός
(israïlinós)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hawaiian:
ʻIkelaʻela
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hebrew:
יִשְׂרְאֵלִי
(yisr'elí)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hebrew:
יִשְׂרְאֵלִית
(yisr'elít)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hindi:
इसराइली
(isrāilī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hungarian:
izraeli
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Icelandic:
ísraelskur
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Irish:
Iosraelach
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Italian:
israeliano
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Italian:
israeliana
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Japanese:
イスラエルの
(Isuraeru no)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Kazakh:
израиль
(izrail)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Kazakh:
исраилдік
(israildık)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Khmer:
អ៊ីស្រាអែល
(ʼiisraaʼael)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Korean:
이스라엘의
(Iseura'er-ui)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Northern Kurdish:
Îsraîl
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Kyrgyz:
израиль
(izrail)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Kyrgyz:
израилдик
(izraildik)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Ladino:
yisraeli
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Lao:
ອິດສະລະແອນ
(ʼit sa la ʼǣn)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Latvian:
izraēliešu
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Latvian:
izraēlisks
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Lithuanian:
israelio
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Macedonian:
израелски
(izraelski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Malay:
Israel
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Maltese:
Iżraeljani
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Manx:
Israelagh
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Marshallese:
Ijireel
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Mirandese:
israilita
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Mirandese:
eisraelita
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Mongolian:
израиль
(izrailʹ)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Mongolian:
израйль
(izrajlʹ)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Norwegian Bokmål:
israelsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
israelsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Occitan:
israelian
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Pashto:
اسرایيلي
(esrāilí)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Persian:
اِسْرائیلی
(esrâ'ili)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Piedmontese:
israelian
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Polish:
izraelski
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Portuguese:
israelense
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Portuguese:
israelita
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Romanian:
israelian
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Russian:
изра́ильский
(izráilʹskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Sardinian:
israelianu
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Sardinian:
israeliana
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Scottish Gaelic:
Iosraeleach
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Serbo-Croatian:
и̏зраелскӣ
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Serbo-Croatian:
ȉzraelskī
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Sicilian:
srailitu
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Sicilian:
srailianu
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Slovak:
izraelský
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Slovene:
izraelski
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Spanish:
israelí
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Swedish:
israelisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Tajik:
исроил
(isroyil)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Tajik:
исроилӣ
(isroyili)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Thai:
อิสราเอล
(ìs-raa-eel)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Turkish:
israilli
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Turkmen:
izrail
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Turkmen:
ysraýyl
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Ukrainian:
ізра́їльський
(izrájilʹsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Urdu:
اِسْرائیِلی
(isrāyilī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Uyghur:
ئىسرائىلىيە
(isra'iliye)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Uzbek:
isroil
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Uzbek:
isroiliy
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Venetan:
israelian
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Vietnamese:
I-xra-en
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Welsh:
Israelaidd
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Yiddish:
ישׂראלדיק
(yisróeldik)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Yiddish:
ישׂראליש
(yisreeylish)
— of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Afrikaans:
Israeli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Albanian:
izraelit
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Albanian:
izraelite
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Arabic:
إِسْرَائِيلِيّ
(ʔisrāʔīliyy)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Arabic:
إِسْرَائِيلِيَّة
(ʔisrāʔīliyya)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Aragonese:
israelín
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Aragonese:
israelina
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Aragonese:
israelí
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Armenian:
իսրայելցի
(israyelcʻi)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Asturian:
israelín
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Asturian:
israelina
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Azerbaijani:
israilli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Basque:
israeldar
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Belarusian:
ізраільця́нін
(izrailʹcjánin)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Belarusian:
ізраільця́нка
(izrailʹcjánka)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Breton:
Israelad
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Bulgarian:
израилтя́нин
(izrailtjánin)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Bulgarian:
израилтя́нка
(izrailtjánka)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Catalan:
israelià
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Chinese Mandarin:
以色列人
(yǐsèlièrén)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Corsican:
israilianu
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Czech:
Izraelec
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Czech:
Izraelka
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Danish:
israeler
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Dutch:
Israëli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Dutch:
Israëliër
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Dutch:
Israëlische
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Esperanto:
israelano
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Estonian:
iisraellane
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Faroese:
ísraelsmaður
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Faroese:
ísraeli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Finnish:
israelilainen
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
French:
Israélien
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
West-Frisian:
Israelyske
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Galician:
israelí
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Galician:
israelita
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Georgian:
ისრაელელი
(israeleli)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Georgian:
ებრაელი
(ebraeli)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
German:
Israeli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Greek:
Ισραηλινός
(Israïlinós)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Hebrew:
יִשְׂרְאֵלִי
(yisr'elí)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Hebrew:
יִשְׂרְאֵלִית
(yisr'elít)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Hindi:
इसराइली
(isrāilī)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Hungarian:
izraeli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Icelandic:
Ísraelsmaður
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Icelandic:
Ísraeli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Irish:
Iosraelach
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Italian:
israeliano
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Japanese:
イスラエル人
(isuraerujin)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Kazakh:
исраилдік
(israildık)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Korean:
이스라엘인
(iseura'erin)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Korean:
이스라엘 사람
(iseura'el saram)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Northern Kurdish:
isaîlî
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Kyrgyz:
израилдик
(izraildik)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Ladino:
yisraeli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Latvian:
izraēlietis
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Latvian:
izraēliete
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Lithuanian:
izraelietis
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Lithuanian:
izraelietė
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Macedonian:
Израелец
(Izraelec)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Macedonian:
Израелка
(Izraelka)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Maltese:
Iżraeljani
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Manx:
Israelagh
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Marshallese:
ri-Ijireel
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Mirandese:
israilita
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Mirandese:
eisraelita
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
israeler
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
israelar
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Occitan:
israelian
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Occitan:
israeliana
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Pashto:
اسرایيلي
(esrāilí)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Persian:
اِسْرائیلی
(esrâ'ili)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Piedmontese:
israelian
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Polish:
Izraelczyk
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Polish:
Izraelka
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Portuguese:
israelense
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Portuguese:
israelita
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Romanian:
israelian
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Romanian:
israeliană
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Russian:
израильтя́нин
(izrailʹtjánin)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Russian:
израильтя́нка
(izrailʹtjánka)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Sardinian:
israelianu
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Sardinian:
israeliana
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Serbo-Croatian:
Израе́лац
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Serbo-Croatian:
Izraélac
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Slovak:
Izraelčan
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Slovak:
Izraelčanka
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Slovene:
Izraelec
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Spanish:
israelí
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Swahili:
Mwisraeli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Swedish:
israel
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Tajik:
исроилӣ
(isroyili)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Turkish:
İsrailli
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Ukrainian:
ізраїльтя́нин
(izrajilʹtjányn)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Ukrainian:
ізраїльтя́нка
(izrajilʹtjánka)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Urdu:
اِسْرائیِلی
(isrāyilī)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Uzbek:
isroiliy
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Uzbek:
isroillik
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Venetan:
israelian
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Volapük:
Yisraelänan
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Yiddish:
ישׂראלדיקער
(yisróeldiker)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Yiddish:
ישׂראלדיקע
(yisróeldike)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
Yiddish:
ישׂראלי
(yisréeyli)
— person from Israel or of Israeli descent
