How to say "Palestinian" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningPalestinian
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
فِلَسْطِينِيّ
filasṭīnīפלסטיני
فلسطيني
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
פלסטיני
palestiniپَالِسْتِينِي
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
The nisba adjective built on فلسطين — see that entry for the shared Philistine name. Hebrew forms its own demonym the same way, adding ־ִי to פלסטין.
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In a phrase
صَدِيقِي فِلَسْطِينِيّ
ṣadīqī filasṭīnīצדיקי פלסטיניmy friend is Palestinian
Plural
فِلَسْطِينِيُّون
filasṭīniyyūnפלסטיניוןsound masculine plural -ūn
Feminine
فِلَسْطِينِيَّة
filasṭīniyyaפלסטיניה