عیسی

See also: عيسى and عيشي

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiː.sɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔiː.sɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔi.sɔ́ː]

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)
  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.

Synonyms

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iː.sːäː/
  • Rhymes: -äː

Proper noun

عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਈਸਾ)

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

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

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

Proper noun

عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsā) m (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
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