איי שלמה
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of English Solomon Islands, from אִיֵּי־ (iyéy-, “islands of”) + שְׁלֹמֹה (sh’lomo, “Solomon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /iˈjej ʃloˈmo/
Proper noun
[edit]אִיֵּי שְׁלֹמֹה • (iyéy sh’lomo) m pl
- Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)
- Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea).