مسیحیت

See also: مسيحية

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسِيحِيَّة (masīḥiyya). By surface analysis, مسیحی (masihi, “Christian”) +‎ ـیت (-iyyat, “-ity”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.siː.hij.ˈjat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.seː.ɦi.jǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.seː.ɦi.jǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.siːi.jǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.sii.jǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.siː.ɦij.jǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.si.ɦi.jǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	masīhiyyat
Dari reading?	masīhiyat
Iranian reading?	masihiyyat
Tajik reading?	masihiyat

Noun

Dari	مسیحیت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	масиҳият

مسیحیت • (masihiyyat)

1. Christianity

Related terms

• مَسیح (masih)
• مَسیحی (masihi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَسِیحِیَّت (masīhiyyat), from Arabic مَسِيحِيَّة (masīḥiyya). By surface analysis, مَسِیحی (masīhī, “Christian”) +‎ ـِیَت (-iyat, “-ity”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.siː.ɦɪ.jət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Proper noun

مَسِیحِیَت • (masīhiyat) f (Hindi spelling मसीहियत)

1. (Christianity) Christianity

   Synonyms: عِیسائِیَت ('īsāiyat), عِیسائی مَذْہَب ('īsāī mazhab)

2. (religion) messianic, messianism

Usage notes

• Preferred by modern Christians who speak Urdu. عِیسائِیَت ('īsāiyat), however, is the more common term.