عیسائی

Urdu

Etymology

From عِیسیٰ ('īsā, “Jesus, Christ”) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)iː.sɑː.iː/

Adjective

عِیسائی • ('īsāī) (Hindi spelling ईसाई)

Christian

Noun

عِیسائی • ('īsāī) m or f (Hindi spelling ईसाई)

Christian
Synonyms: مَسِیحی (masīhī), نَصْرانی (nasrānī)

Usage notes

This term has become offensive due to the stereotype of Christians as menial workers and sweepers, as many Christians in Pakistan were from lower castes.
Because of this, modern Christians who speak Urdu tend to prefer the term مَسِیحی (masīhī, “messianic”).

Declension

Masculine:

Declension of **عیسائی**
	singular	plural
direct	عیسائی (īsāī)	عیسائی (īsāī)
oblique	عیسائی (īsāī)	عیسائِیوں (īsāiyõ)
vocative	عیسائی (īsāī)	عیسائِیو (īsāiyo)

Feminine:

Declension of **عیسائی**
	singular	plural
direct	عیسائی (īsāī)	عیسائِیاں (īsāiyā̃)
oblique	عیسائی (īsāī)	عیسائِیوں (īsāiyō̃)
vocative	عیسائی (īsāī)	عیسائِیو (īsāiyō)

Descendants

→ English: Isai