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

    • عیسیٰ مسیح (ʻīsā masīḥ)

    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