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عیسی

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See also: عيسى and عيشي

Persian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? īsā
    Dari reading? īsā
    Iranian reading? isâ
    Tajik reading? iso

    Proper noun

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    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

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Classical Persian عِیسَیٰ (īsā), borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

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      Proper noun

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      عِیسیٰ (ʻīsām (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

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      Urdu

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from Classical Persian عِیسَیٰ (īsā), borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

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        Proper noun

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        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

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        • Many modern Urdu-speaking Christians also call Jesus یَسُوع (yasū') or یَسُوع مَسِیح (yasū' masīh) preferring their direct etymological connection to Hebrew and Greek.

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