Yerusalemu

Chichewa

Etymology

From English Jerusalem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /je.ɽu.saˈɽe.mu/

Proper noun

Yerusalemu

  1. Jerusalem
    1. A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital cities of both Israel and Palestine

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, page 601

Swahili

Proper noun

Yerusalemu

  1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Jerusalem, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

Proper noun

Yerusalemu

  1. Jerusalem
    1. A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital cities of both Israel and Palestine.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible