Standard Lemma guide

Jordanian

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/
  • rhymes with -eɪniən
  • CMU ARPABET: JH AO2 R D EY1 N IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the work of Camille Jordan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Jordanian archeological sites

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a native or inhabitant of Jordan

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

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jordan Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jordanian From Jordan + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Jordanies — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Arabic: أُرْدُنِّيّ (ʔurdunniyy) — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Asturian: xordanu — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Bulgarian: йордански (jordanski) — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Catalan: jordà — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Czech: jordánský — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Danish: jordansk — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Dutch: Jordaans — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Esperanto: jordania — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Finnish: jordanialainen — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • French: jordanien — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Galician: xordano — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • German: jordanisch — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Greek: ιορδανικός (iordanikós) — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Hebrew: ירדני \ יַרְדֵּנִי (yardení) — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Hindi: जॉर्डनी (jŏrḍanī) — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Latin: jordanicus — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Latvian: jordāniešu — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jordansk — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jordansk — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Polish: jordański — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Portuguese: jordaniano — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Romanian: iordanian — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Russian: иорда́нский (iordánskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Spanish: jordano — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Swahili: Kiyordani — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Swedish: jordansk — of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people
  • Afrikaans: Jordaniër — person
  • Arabic: أُرْدُنِّيّ (ʔurdunniyy) — person
  • Arabic: أُرْدُنِّيَّة (ʔurdunniyya) — person
  • Arabic: أردني (ʔorduni) — person
  • Arabic: أردنية (ʔorduneya) — person
  • Asturian: xordanu — person
  • Asturian: xordana — person
  • Belarusian: іарда́нец (iardánjec) — person
  • Belarusian: іарда́нка (iardánka) — person
  • Bulgarian: йорда́нец (jordánec) — person
  • Bulgarian: йорда́нка (jordánka) — person
  • Catalan: jordà — person
  • Catalan: jordana — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 約旦人 /约旦人 (Yuēdànrén) — person
  • Czech: Jordánec — person
  • Czech: Jordánka — person
  • Danish: jordaner — person
  • Dutch: Jordaniër — person
  • Dutch: Jordaanse — person
  • Esperanto: jordaniano — person
  • Esperanto: jordanianino — person
  • Faroese: jordani — person
  • Finnish: jordanialainen — person
  • French: Jordanien — person
  • French: Jordanienne — person
  • Galician: xordano — person
  • Galician: xordana — person
  • German: Jordanier — person
  • German: Jordanierin — person
  • Greek: Ιορδανός (Iordanós) — person
  • Greek: Ιορδανή (Iordaní) — person
  • Hebrew: ירדני \ יַרְדֵּנִי m) (yardení) — person
  • Hindi: जॉर्डनी (jŏrḍanī) — person
  • Icelandic: Jórdani — person
  • Italian: giordano — person
  • Italian: giordana — person
  • Latvian: jordānietis — person
  • Latvian: jordāniete — person
  • Lithuanian: jordanietis — person
  • Lithuanian: jordanietė — person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jordaner — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jordanar — person
  • Polish: Jordańczyk — person
  • Polish: Jordanka — person
  • Portuguese: jordaniano — person
  • Portuguese: jordaniana — person
  • Romanian: iordanian — person
  • Romanian: iordaniană — person
  • Russian: иорда́нец (iordánec) — person
  • Russian: иорда́нка (iordánka) — person
  • Spanish: jordano — person
  • Spanish: jordana — person
  • Swahili: Myordani — person
  • Swedish: jordanier — person
  • Swedish: jordanska — person
  • Ukrainian: йорда́нець (jordánecʹ) — person
  • Ukrainian: йорда́нка (jordánka) — person
Real reading context

Jordanian in complete knowledge articles