عیسی

See also: عيسى and عيشي

Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? īsā
    Dari reading? īsā
    Iranian reading? isâ
    Tajik reading? 'iso

    Proper noun

    Dari عیسی
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik Исо

    عیسی • ('isâ)

    1. Jesus (Jesus Christ)
      Synonym: عیسی مسیح ('isâ masih)
    2. a male given name, Issa

    Usage notes

    • Unlike the original Arabic name, which in Arabic is used almost exclusively by Muslims, the Persian عیسی ('isâ) is also used by Persian-speaking Christians.

    Descendants

    • Tajik: Исо (Iso)
    • Chagatai:
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: ईसा (īsā)
      Urdu: عِیسیٰ ('īsā)
    • Kazakh: Иса (İsa), Ыйса (Yisa)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਈਸਾ (īsā)
      Shahmukhi script: عِیسیٰ (ʻīsá)
    • Rohingya: Isá
    • Sylheti: ꠁꠍꠣ (isá)

    Punjabi

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Classical Persian عِیسَیٰ (īsā), borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈiːs.saː/

      Proper noun

      عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsām (Gurmukhi spelling ਈਸਾ)

      1. (Islam) Jesus (ʿĪsā), son of Mary, revered as a major prophet in the Quran
        Synonyms: (Christianity) یَسُوع (yasūʻ), یِسُو (yisū)
      2. a male given name, Isa

      Derived terms

      Urdu

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Classical Persian عِیسَیٰ (īsā), borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

        Pronunciation

        • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /iː.sɑː/
        • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
        • Rhymes: -ɑː

        Proper noun

        عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsām (Hindi spelling ईसा)

        1. Jesus
          Synonyms: (Christianity) یَسُوع (yasū'), (Catholicism) جِیسَس (jīsas)
        2. a male given name, Isa, from Arabic, of Muslim usage

        Usage notes

        • Many modern Urdu-speaking Christians also call Jesus یَسُوع (yasū') or یَسُوع مَسِیح (yasū' masīh) preferring their direct etymological connection to Hebrew and Greek.

        Derived terms