Galilean

/ɡæləˈliːən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to Galilee, a region in the Holy Land (modern-day northern Israel), or to Jesus of Nazareth who spent much of his life there.

Etymology

From Galilee, a geographical region in ancient Palestine, with the English suffix '-an.' The region's name comes from Hebrew 'Galil' meaning 'circuit' or 'district.'

Kelly Says

Galilean refers to anyone from Galilee, and historically it's often used to describe Jesus and his early followers—linguistically, a 'Galilean accent' was apparently distinctive enough that it helped identify Peter as one of Jesus's disciples in the biblical account.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋሊሊ
gah-lee-lee
ARالعربية
غالية
gah-lee-yah
BNবাংলা
গালিলি
gah-lee-lee
CACatalà
galileu
gah-lee-leh-oo
CSČeština
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
DADansk
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
DEDeutsch
galiläer
gah-lee-lah-er
ELΕλληνικά
Γαλιλαίος
gah-lee-lee-os
ESEspañol
galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
FAفارسی
گالیله‌ای
gah-lee-leh-ee
FISuomi
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
FRFrançais
galiléen
gah-lee-lee-en
GUGU
ગાલિલીયન
gah-lee-lee-yan
HAHA
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
HEעברית
גלילי
gah-lee-lee
HIहिन्दी
गलीलई
gah-lee-lee-ee
HUMagyar
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
IGIG
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
ITItaliano
galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
JA日本語
ガリラヤ人
ga-ri-ra-ya-jin
KKKK
Галилея
gah-lee-lee-ya
KMKM
កាលីលី
kah-lee-lee
KO한국어
갈릴래아 사람
galli-rae-ah sa-ram
MRMR
गॅलिलीयन
gah-lee-lee-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ဂါလီလီ
gah-lee-lee
NLNederlands
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
NONorsk
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
PAPA
ਗਾਲਿਲੀયਨ
gah-lee-lee-yan
PLPolski
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
PTPortuguês
galileu
gah-lee-leh-oo
RORomână
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
RUРусский
галилеянин
gah-lee-lee-ay-nin
SVSvenska
Galileen
gah-lee-leen
SWKiswahili
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
TAதமிழ்
கலிலேயர்
ka-lee-leh-ay-ar
TEతెలుగు
గలీలయ
gah-lee-lee-yah
THไทย
กาลิลี
gah-lee-lee
TLTL
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
TRTürkçe
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
UKУкраїнська
галілеянин
gah-lee-lee-ay-nin
URاردو
گالیلی
gah-lee-lee
VITiếng Việt
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
YOYO
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah
ZH中文
加利利人
jiā lì lì rén
ZUZU
Galilea
gah-lee-leh-ah

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