ܝܫܘܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, Jesus), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, Joshua).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔi.ʃoʔ]

Proper noun

ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (īšōˁ) m

  1. (biblical) Jesus
  2. (biblical) Joshua
  3. a male given name
  4. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

Interjection

ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (īšōˁ)

  1. Said to someone who has just sneezed or coughed, as a polite remark or short prayer
  2. Said to someone who has just tripped as a short prayer

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Closely related to Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, Jesus), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, Joshua).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): /jəʃuʕ/
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʔi.ʃoʕ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [jeˈʃuʕ]

In Western Syriac dialects written in West Syriac Serṭā, ܝܫܘܥ is vocalized as ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (yešuʿ), close to the Biblical Hebrew/Aramaic root form יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ). Eastern dialects written in East Syriac Maḏnḥāyā use the distinct alternate vocalization ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ (ʾīšōʿ), resulting from a common vocalization of the initial syllable /jə/ into [ʔi] and a lowering of the vowel /u/ to [o] preceding a guttural.

Proper noun

ܝܫܘܼܥ or ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ or ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (yešuʕ or ʾīšōʿ or yešuʿ) m

  1. (biblical) Jesus
  2. (biblical) Joshua
  3. a male given name

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aghwan: 𐔺𐔴𐕐𐕒 (yešo)
  • Chinese: 移鼠 (Yíshǔ), 夷數夷数 (Yíshù)
  • Malayalam: ഈശോ (īśō)

References

  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 410a

Turoyo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jəʃuʕ/

Proper noun

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (yëšūʿ)

  1. (biblical) Jesus
  2. a male given name
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