נוצרי

Hebrew

Etymology

From 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

נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) m (plural indefinite נוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart נוֹצרִיָה)

  1. Christian
  2. Nazarene (a resident of Nazareth)

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: נוצרי (notstri)

Adjective

נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) (feminine נוֹצְרִית, masculine plural נוֹצְרִיִּים, feminine plural נוֹצְרִיּוֹת)

  1. Christian (having to do with Christians or Christianity)
  2. Nazarene (of or referring to Nazareth)

See also

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נוצרי.

Noun

נוצרי • (notstri) m, plural נוצרים (notsrem)

  1. Christian (person)
    Synonym: קריסט (krist)
  2. Christ (the person)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 124
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