transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjō-nə, 3 is also ]
-nər noun
Etymology: Hebrew Yōnāh
Date: 14th century
1. : an Israelite prophet who according to the account in the book of Jonah resisted a divine call to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh, was swallowed and vomited by a great fish, and eventually carried out his mission
2. : a narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table
3. : one believed to bring bad luck