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Israeli

Israeli

724 2.8
A person from Israel
  • noun
  • /ɪzˈreɪli/
translation icon : israelí
  • That technology was invented by the Israelis who use it in Israel.
  • Palestinians and Israelis
  • Arabs and Israelis
  • Jewish Israelis

And when people talk about an Israeli, what do they call it?

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Examples

  • Mr. Moti, there are two Israelis here to see Nancy Cohen.

  • Many Israelis believe that dialogue is essential for achieving lasting peace in the region.

  • When you were there, you met some Israeli soldiers, correct?

  • Who was the Israeli spy who was in prison?

  • It's what every Israeli fears the most.

  • I am not going to say I can understand where the Israelis are coming from.

  • Among those released, the first Israeli American, little Abigail Eden.

  • For the first time in two decades, hundreds of thousands of Israelis demanded that the government finally address domestic issues.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So we had Jewish Israelis and Arab Israelis.

  • They're Israelis who are unhappy with what's going on in Israel.

Compounds

The army, navy, and air force of Israel working together to protect the country

A war in October 1973 when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur

A short war in June 1967 when Israel fought nearby Arab countries and won

Surface Forms

Israeli singular
Israelis plural

Morphology

Israeli = Israel (transparent) = Israel + i

Standard demonym formation: 'Israel' + '-i' yields a person from Israel, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Israeli comes from the name Israel with the ending -i, which means 'from' that country, so an Israeli is a person who comes from Israel.