אריה

Hebrew

Root
א־ר־ה (ʾ-r-h)
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-. Cognate with Ge'ez አርዌ (ʾärwe, animal, beast). By surface analysis, אֲרִי +‎ ־ֵה.

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔarˈjeː/, [ʔarˈjeː]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔarˈje/, [ʔaʀˈjeː]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔarˈje/, [ʔærˈjeː]
  • (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ærˈje/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /aʁˈjej/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aʁˈje/
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Noun

אַרְיֵה • (aryém (plural indefinite אֲרָיוֹת, singular construct אֲרִי־)

  1. lion (a big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe)

Declension

Declension of אַרְיֵה
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite אַרְיֵה first אֲרִי אֲרִינוּ
definite הָאַרְיֵה second אֲרִיךָ אֲרִיךְ אֲרִיכֶם אֲרִיכֶן
construct אֲרִי־ third אֲרִיו אֲרִיהָ אֲרִיהֶם אֲרִיהֶן
plural indefinite אֲרָיוֹת first אריותיי / אַרְיוֹתַי אַרְיוֹתֵינוּ
definite הָאֲרָיוֹת second אַרְיוֹתֶיךָ אריותייך / אַרְיוֹתַיִךְ אַרְיוֹתֵיכֶם אַרְיוֹתֵיכֶן
construct אַרְיוֹת־ third אַרְיוֹתָיו אַרְיוֹתֶיהָ אַרְיוֹתָם אַרְיוֹתָן

Synonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

אַרְיֵה • (aryém

  1. (astronomy) Leo (a constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola)
  2. (astrology) Leo (the zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology))

Proper noun

אַרְיֵה • (aryém

  1. a male given name, Arye or Aryeh

See also

Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)

טָלֶה (Talé)

שׁוֹר (Shor)

תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omím)

סַרְטָן (Sartán)

אַרְיֵה (Aryé)

בְּתוּלָה (Betulá)

מאזניים (Moznáyim)

עַקְרָב (Akráv)

קַשָּׁת (Kashát)

גְּדִי (Gdi)

דְּלִי (Dli)

דָּגִים (Dagím)

References

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé, lion).

Proper noun

אריה • (aryem

  1. a male given name from Hebrew