ܢܨܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܨ ܪ (n ṣ r) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology edit
From ܢܵܨܪܲܬ (nāṣrat, “Nazareth”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Hebrew נוֹצְרִי (notzrí), Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy), نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy), and نَصْرَاوِيّ (naṣrāwiyy).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) (feminine ܢܵܨܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nāṣrāytā), plural ܢܵܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nāṣrāyē))
- Nazarene (of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people)
- Christian (of or pertaining to Christianity or followers of Jesus of Nazareth)
- Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܸܣܛ݇ܝܵܢܵܐ (krisyānā)
Noun edit
ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) m (plural ܢܵܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nāṣrāyē), feminine ܢܵܨܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nāṣrāytā))
- Nazarene (person who resides in or is from Nazareth)
- Christian (follower of Jesus of Nazareth)
- Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܸܣܛ݇ܝܵܢܵܐ (krisyānā)
Proper noun edit
ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) m
- Nazarene (epithet of Jesus Christ)