נוצרי
Hebrew
editEtymology
editFrom נָצְרַת (natsrát, “Nazareth”) + ־ִי (-í), the city of Jesus' origin, and thus the Hebrew term to identify Christians. Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (nāṣrāyā) and Arabic نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy).
Noun
editנוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) m (plural indefinite נוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart נוֹצרִיָה)
Adjective
editנוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) (feminine נוֹצְרִית, masculine plural נוֹצְרִיִּים, feminine plural נוֹצְרִיּוֹת)
- Christian (having to do with Christians or Christianity)
- Nazarene (of or referring to Nazareth)
See also
edit- נַצְרוּת f (natsrút, “Christianity”)