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This article lists the ethnonyms of the Jewish people in various linguistic contexts. See the article Jew, Jew (word) and the Footnotes for etymological and other information. This article does not cover ethnic slurs.
| Afrikaans
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Jood
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| Albanian
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Hebré,
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| Amharic
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አይሁድ Ayhud (s. and pl.)
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| Arabic
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يهودي Yahudi (sl.); يهود Yahud (pl.) بني إسرائيل Bani Israel عبري Ebri
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| Armenian
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Հրեա, Hre'a
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| Azeri
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Cuhud, yəhudi
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| Basque
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Judua, Judutarra
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| Bulgarian
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Евреин, Evrein
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| Catalan
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Jueu (masc. sig.); jueus (masc. pl.), jueva (fem. sing.); jueves (fem. pl.)
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| Chinese
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猶太人, Chinese, Traditional
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| 犹太人, Chinese, Simplified, pinyin: Yóutài Rén
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| Croatian
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Židov
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| Czech
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Žid
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| Dutch
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Jood
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| Ancient Egyptian
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Possibly Habiru2; Ishrail (Israel, cf. Israel Stela)
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| English
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Jews1
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| Hebrews2
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| Israelites or Children of Israel3
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| Esperanto
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Judoj. L.L. Zamenhof described himself as hebreo.
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| Estonian
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Juut
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| Finnish
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Juutalainen
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| French
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Juif (masc.); Juive (fem.)
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| Galego
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Xudeo (masc.); Xudía (fem.)
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| Georgian
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ებრელი, Ebreli
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| German
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Jude (masc.); Jüdin (fem.); Juden (pl.)
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| Ancient Greek
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Ἰουδαῖος, Ioudaios1
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| Ἑβραῖος, Hebraios (from Evrei)2
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| Hebrew
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יהודי, Yehudi (sl.); יהודים, Yehudim (pl.) 1
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| עברי, Ivri (sl.); עברים, Ivrim2
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| בני ישׂראל, Bnei Yisrael (pl.)3
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| Hungarian
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Zsidó
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| Icelandic
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gyðingur (sl.)
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| Indonesian/Malay
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Yahudi
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| Italian
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Ebreo (masc. sing.); ebrei (masc. pl.); ebrea (fem. sing.); ebree (fem. pl.)
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| Japanese
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ユダヤ人, Yudaya-jin
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| Korean
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유태인, Yutae-in
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| Ladino
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djudio, Judio (singular)
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| los ebreos (the Jews)
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| Latin
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Iudeus1
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| Latvian
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Ebrejs
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| Norwegian
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Jøde
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| Persian
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جهود or يهود -- Johud (Persian) or Yahūdī (from Arabic)
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| Polish
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Żyd
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| Portuguese
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Judeu (masc. sing); judeus (masc. pl.); judia (fem. sing.); judias (fem. pl.). Also hebreus and israelitas (both masc. pl.)
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| Romanian
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Evreu, israelit, jidov(archaic), ovrei (archaic and demeaning), jidan (highly pejorative)
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| Russian
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Еврей, Yevrey (sl.); Евреи, Yevrei2 (pl.): Typically denotes the ethnicity (национальность - natsional'nost')
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| Иудей, Iudey (sl.); Иудеи, Iudei1 (pl.): Typically denotes the followers of Judaism.
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| Serbian
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Јевреј Jevrej
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| Slovak
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Žid
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| Spanish
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Judío; israelita is archaic but used as in the name of the Alianza Israelita Argentina.
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| Swahili
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Yahudi
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| Swedish
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Jude
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| Thai
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คนยิว
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| Tibetan
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Yahutapa
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| Ukrainian
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Єврей (sl.); євреї (pl.)
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| Vietnamese
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người Do Thái
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| Turkish
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Yahudi, Çıfıt (religious) something related to, or a follower of Judaism, latter usually considered pejorative.
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| Musevi, (religious) a follower of Moses, also a euphemism for Yahudi.
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| İbrani, (ethnic) a Hebrew.
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| Yiddish
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ייד, Yid1 (IPA: [ˈjid]) (sl.); יידן, Yidn (pronounced [ˈjidn]) (pl.)
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No longer in use
See also
- 1 Yehudi, Jewish, a "Judaean", "from the land of Yehuda (Judah, Judea)".
- 2 Ivri, Hebrew, "one who passes over", a reference to the Biblical patriarch Abraham (or possibly Eber).
- 3 Israel, "one who has struggled with God", the name given to the Biblical patriarch Jacob.
