ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• Aramaic: יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא (Yēšūʿ Mšīḥāʾ)

Etymology

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (Yešūʿ, “Jesus”) + ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (M'šīḥāʾ, “Messiah, Christ”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ məʃiħɑʔ/

Proper noun

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ • (Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ) m

1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ

See also

• ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܢܳܨܪܳܝܳܐ (Yešūʿ Nāṣrāyāʾ, “Jesus of Nazareth”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

ܝܫܘܥ (Yešūʿ, “Jesus”) + ܡܫܝܚܐ (M'šīḥāʾ, “Messiah, Christ”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /jəʃuʕ məʃiħɑʔ/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ məʃiħoʔ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /iʃoʕ məʃiħɑʔ/

Proper noun

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ or ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ or Īšōʿ M'šīḥāʾ) m

1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ

   Synonym: ܝܸܣܘܿܣ ܟܪܹܣܛܘܿܣ

Usage notes

• In Western Syriac dialects written in West Syriac Serṭā, ܝܫܘܥ is vocalized as ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (Yešūʿ), close to the Biblical Hebrew/Aramaic root form יֵשׁוּעַ (Yešūa). Eastern dialects written in East Syriac Maḏnḥāyā use the distinct alternate vocalization ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ (Īšōʿ).