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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesयहूदी महिला
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yahudi mahila
"वह एक यहूदी महिला है।"
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A Jewish woman or girl.
"Historical literature from the nineteenth century frequently used the term Jewess to describe female Jewish characters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'Jew' combined with the feminine suffix '-ess', tracing back through Old French 'giu' to Latin 'judaeus' and ultimately Hebrew 'yehudi'. Historically used as a gender-specific term for a Jewish female, the word has largely fallen out of contemporary usage and is often perceived as archaic or offensive due to historical pejoration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jewess" is said worldwide
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juive
Transliteration: zhwiv
Script: Juive
"Elle est une femme juive fière de sa culture."
Jüdin
Transliteration: ˈyːdɪn
"Sie ist eine stolze Jüdin."
ebrea
Transliteration: eˈbrɛ.a
Script: Ebrea
"È una donna ebrea molto attiva nella comunità."
judía
Transliteration: xuˈdi.a
Script: Judía
"Ella es una mujer judía devota."
judia
Transliteration: ʒuˈdi.ɐ
Script: Judia
"Ela é uma mulher judia muito respeitada."
यहूदी महिला
Transliteration: yahudi mahila
"वह एक यहूदी महिला है।"
犹太女人
Transliteration: yóu tài nǚ rén
"她是一位犹太女人。"
유대인 여성
Transliteration: yudae-in yeoseong
"그녀는 유대인 여성입니다."
ユダヤ人女性
Transliteration: yudayajin josei
"彼女はユダヤ人女性です。"
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