ܢܨܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܨ ܪ (n ṣ r)
2 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɑsˤːrɑːjɑː]

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), ܟܪܸܣܛ݇ܝܵܢܵܐ (krisyānā)

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), ܟܪܸܣܛ݇ܝܵܢܵܐ (krisyānā)

Proper noun

ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ • (nāṣrāyā) m

1. Nazarene (epithet of Jesus Christ)