Sephardi
Sephardi adjective: of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.
Adjective
Sephardi (comparative more Sephardi, superlative most Sephardi)
- Of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.
- Their claim is at least so far acknowledged by the Jews all over the world that the first rank is allowed by them to the Sephardi congregation in Jerusalem.1869 February 1, Mrs. Finn., edited by Carl Schwartz, The Scattered Nation and Jewish Christian Magazine, volume IV, London: Elliot Stock, page 48
- Synonyms:
- Sephardic
- Of or relating to the Jews following the Sephardic law and customs; essentially, all non-Ashkenazi Jews in Israel, including those not of Iberian origin.
Noun
Sephardi (plural Sephardis or Sephardim or Sepharadim)
- A Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose traditional language is Ladino.
- In a move aimed at avoiding the mistakes made by many of the Jewish institutions in which students have grown up, the guidebook encourages students creating new Jewish organizations to ensure that “JOCSM (Jews of Color, Sephardi, Mizrahi) feel included and comfortable,” to maintain a “[s]upportive...2019 July 3, Jess Schwalb, “Red Line Rebellion”, in Jewish Currents
- Any Jew following the Sephardic law and customs, instead of the Ashkenazic.
Sephardi meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
Sephardi in Tamil
- ஸ்பானிய யூதர், போர்ச்சுக்கீசிய யூதர்
Sephardi in Arabic
- a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
- سِفَارْدِيّ sifārdiyy
Sephardi in Persian
- a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
- سفاردی sefârdi
Synonyms of Sephardi
Forms of Sephardi
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Sephardi |
| superlative | most Sephardi |
| alternative form | Sefardi |
| alternative form | Sepharadi |
| Noun | |
| plural | Sephardis |
| plural | Sephardim |
| plural | Sepharadim |
Origin of Sephardi
Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי (s'faradí).
Questions about Sephardi
- What does Sephardi mean?
- Sephardi means of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.
- What is Sephardi in Tamil?
- Sephardi in Tamil is ஸ்பானிய யூதர், போர்ச்சுக்கீசிய யூதர். See Sephardi meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Sephardi?
- Sephardi can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near Sephardi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Sephardi (page history and authors); sephardi (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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