ܢܨܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܨ ܪ (n ṣ r)
2 terms

From ܢܵܨܪܲܬ݂ (nāṣraṯ, “Nazareth”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Hebrew נוֹצְרִי (notzrí) and Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy), نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy), and نَصْرَاوِيّ (naṣrāwiyy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːsˤrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) (feminine ܢܵܨܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nāṣrāytā), plural ܢܵܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nāṣrāyē))

  1. Nazarene (of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people)
  2. Christian (of or pertaining to Christianity or followers of Jesus of Nazareth)
    Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܸܣܛܝܵܢܵܐ (krisṭyānā)

Noun

ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) m (plural ܢܵܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (nāṣrāyē), feminine ܢܵܨܪܵܝܬܵܐ (nāṣrāytā))

  1. Nazarene (person who resides in or is from Nazareth)
  2. Christian (follower of Jesus of Nazareth)
    Synonyms: ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā), ܟܪܸܣܛܝܵܢܵܐ (krisṭyānā)

Proper noun

ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) m

  1. Nazarene (epithet of Jesus Christ)

Derived terms

  • ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (īšōˁ nāṣrāyā)
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