Meanings
plural Israelis
- A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.
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Until Israel’s critics figure out how to acknowledge the pain and suffering resulting from Palestinian terrorism and exterminationist rhetoric, by pointing the Palestinians and the Arabs toward real change, they will fail to sway those Israelis and Jews that are ready to take a shot at reconciliation.
2009 September 27, “The New Israel Lobby”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2021
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.
The current Israeli government has been working to curtail and eliminate critical voices within Israeli society in recent years, particularly those fighting to end the occupation and expose human rights violations against Palestinians and marginalized communities.
2018 December 6, “Israeli gov't is trying to defund +972 Magazine, report says”, in +972 Magazine, archived from the original on 15 May 2021
- nonstandardhuman sciencesThe modern form of the Hebrew language, as spoken in the State of Israel.
Thus, when most native Israeli-speakers speak Israeli, their intonation is much more similar to that of Yiddish, the mother tongue of most revivalists, than to that of Arabic or any other language belonging to the Semitic branch […]
2010, Joshua A. Fishman, Ofelia García, Handbook of Language & Ethnic Identity, volume 2, page 73
Origin
- Hebrewישראלי
- EnglishIsraeli
From Hebrew ישראלי (jiśrəʾēlî). By surface analysis, Israel + -i. Usage as a synonym for "Modern Israeli Hebrew" was popularized by Ghil'ad Zuckermann.
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Afrikaans Israeli, Israels
- Israeliperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Israelsof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- Israeliesof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Arabic إِسْرَائِيلِيّ, إِسْرَائِيلِيَّة
- إِسْرَائِيلِيّ (ʔisrāʔīliyy)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- إِسْرَائِيلِيَّة (ʔisrāʔīliyya)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- إِسْرَائِيلِيّ (ʔisrāʔīliyy)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Basque israeldar, israeldar
- israeldarperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israeldarof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Bengali ইসরাইলি
- ইসরাইলি (iśoraili)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Bulgarian израилтя́нин, израилтя́нка
- израилтя́нин (izrailtjánin)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- израилтя́нка (izrailtjánka)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- израе́лски (izraélski)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Catalan israelià, israelià
- israeliàperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israeliàof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Chinese Mandarin 以色列人, 以色列的
- 以色列人 (yǐsèlièrén)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- 以色列的 (Yǐsèliè de)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- 以- (Yǐ-)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Czech Izraelec, Izraelka
- Izraelecperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Izraelkaperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- izraelskýof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Danish israeler, israelsk
- israelerperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelskof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Dutch Israëli, Israëliër
- Israëliperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Israëliërperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Israëlischeperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Israëlischof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Esperanto israelano, israela
- israelanoperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelaof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Estonian iisraellane, iisraeli
- iisraellaneperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- iisraeliof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Finnish israelilainen, israelilainen
- israelilainenperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelilainenof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
French Israélien, israélien
- Israélienperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israélienof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- israélienneof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
German Israeli, israelisch
- Israeliperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelischof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Greek Ισραηλινός, ισραηλινός
- Ισραηλινός (Israïlinós)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- ισραηλινός (israïlinós)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hawaiian ʻIkelaʻela
- ʻIkelaʻelaof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hebrew יִשְׂרְאֵלִי, יִשְׂרְאֵלִית
- יִשְׂרְאֵלִי (yisr'elí)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- יִשְׂרְאֵלִית (yisr'elít)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- יִשְׂרְאֵלִי (yisr'elí)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- יִשְׂרְאֵלִית (yisr'elít)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hindi इसराइली, इसराइली
- इसराइली (isrāilī)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- इसराइली (isrāilī)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Hungarian izraeli, izraeli
- izraeliperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- izraeliof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Icelandic Ísraelsmaður, Ísraeli
- Ísraelsmaðurperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Ísraeliperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- ísraelskurof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Irish Iosraelach, Iosraelach
- Iosraelachperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Iosraelachof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Italian israeliano, israeliano
- israelianoperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelianoof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- israelianaof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Japanese イスラエル人, イスラエルの
- イスラエル人 (isuraerujin)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- イスラエルの (Isuraeru no)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Korean 이스라엘인, 이스라엘 사람
- 이스라엘인 (iseura'erin)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- 이스라엘 사람 (iseura'el saram)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- 이스라엘의 (Iseura'er-ui)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Latvian izraēlietis, izraēliete
- izraēlietisperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- izraēlieteperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- izraēliešuof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- izraēlisksof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Lithuanian izraelietis, izraelietė
- izraelietisperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- izraelietėperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelioof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Malay Israel
- Israelof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Norwegian Bokmål israeler, israelsk
- israelerperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelskof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Persian اِسْرائیلی, اِسْرائیلی
- اِسْرائیلی (esrâ'ili)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- اِسْرائیلی (esrâ'ili)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Polish Izraelczyk, Izraelka
- Izraelczykperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Izraelkaperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- izraelskiof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Portuguese israelense, israelita
- israelenseperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelitaperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelenseof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- israelitaof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Romanian israelian, israeliană
- israelianperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelianăperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelianof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Russian израильтя́нин, израильтя́нка
- израильтя́нин (izrailʹtjánin)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- израильтя́нка (izrailʹtjánka)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- изра́ильский (izráilʹskij)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Scottish Gaelic Iosraeleach
- Iosraeleachof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Slovak Izraelčan, Izraelčanka
- Izraelčanperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- Izraelčankaperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- izraelskýof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Spanish israelí, israelí
- israelíperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israelíof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Swahili Mwisraeli
- Mwisraeliperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
Swedish israel, israelisk
- israelperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israeliskof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Thai อิสราเอล
- อิสราเอล (ìs-raa-eel)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Turkish İsrailli, israilli
- İsrailliperson from Israel or of Israeli descent
- israilliof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Ukrainian ізраїльтя́нин, ізраїльтя́нка
- ізраїльтя́нин (izrajilʹtjányn)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- ізраїльтя́нка (izrajilʹtjánka)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- ізра́їльський (izrájilʹsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Urdu اِسْرائیِلی, اِسْرائیِلی
- اِسْرائیِلی (isrāyilī)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- اِسْرائیِلی (isrāyilī)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Vietnamese I-xra-en
- I-xra-enof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Welsh Israelaidd
- Israelaiddof, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
Yiddish ישׂראלדיקער, ישׂראלדיקע
- ישׂראלדיקער (yisróeldiker)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- ישׂראלדיקע (yisróeldike)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- ישׂראלי (yisréeyli)person from Israel or of Israeli descent
- ישׂראלדיק (yisróeldik)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
- ישׂראליש (yisreeylish)of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people
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Cite this entry
Israeli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Israeli
“Israeli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Israeli. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Israeli,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Israeli.
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