نصراني
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Relative adjective (nisba) composed of نَاصِرَة (nāṣira) + ـَانـ (-ān-) + ـِيّ (-iyy), based on a modified form of النَّاصِرَة (an-nāṣira, “Nazareth”). Compare Hebrew נוֹצְרִי (nots'rí) and Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (nāṣrāyā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]نَصْرَانِيّ • (naṣrāniyy) (feminine نَصْرَانِيَّة (naṣrāniyya), masculine plural نَصَارَى (naṣārā), feminine plural نَصْرَانِيَّات (naṣrāniyyāt) or نَصَارَى (naṣārā))
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَصْرَانِي naṣrānī |
النَّصْرَانِي an-naṣrānī |
نَصْرَانِيَّة naṣrāniyya |
النَّصْرَانِيَّة an-naṣrāniyya |
Nominative | نَصْرَانِيٌّ naṣrāniyyun |
النَّصْرَانِيُّ an-naṣrāniyyu |
نَصْرَانِيَّةٌ naṣrāniyyatun |
النَّصْرَانِيَّةُ an-naṣrāniyyatu |
Accusative | نَصْرَانِيًّا naṣrāniyyan |
النَّصْرَانِيَّ an-naṣrāniyya |
نَصْرَانِيَّةً naṣrāniyyatan |
النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ an-naṣrāniyyata |
Genitive | نَصْرَانِيٍّ naṣrāniyyin |
النَّصْرَانِيِّ an-naṣrāniyyi |
نَصْرَانِيَّةٍ naṣrāniyyatin |
النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ an-naṣrāniyyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَصْرَانِيَّيْن naṣrāniyyayn |
النَّصْرَانِيَّيْن an-naṣrāniyyayn |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْن naṣrāniyyatayn |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَيْن an-naṣrāniyyatayn |
Nominative | نَصْرَانِيَّانِ naṣrāniyyāni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّانِ an-naṣrāniyyāni |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَانِ naṣrāniyyatāni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَانِ an-naṣrāniyyatāni |
Accusative | نَصْرَانِيَّيْنِ naṣrāniyyayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyayni |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ naṣrāniyyatayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyatayni |
Genitive | نَصْرَانِيَّيْنِ naṣrāniyyayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyayni |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ naṣrāniyyatayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
broken plural invariable | sound feminine plural; broken plural invariable | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّات; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyāt; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّات; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyāt; an-naṣārā |
Nominative | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتٌ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyātun; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّاتُ; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyātu; an-naṣārā |
Accusative | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتٍ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyātin; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّاتِ; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyāti; an-naṣārā |
Genitive | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتٍ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyātin; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّاتِ; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyāti; an-naṣārā |
Noun
[edit]نَصْرَانِيّ • (naṣrāniyy) m (plural نَصَارَى (naṣārā), feminine نَصْرَانِيَّة (naṣrāniyya))
- a Christian
- Synonym: مَسِيحِيّ (masīḥiyy)
- (rare or obsolete) a Nazarene
- Synonym: نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy)
- 1992, Biblica, New Arabic Version [Kitab El Hayat] (NAV), Acts 24:5:
- وَجَدْنَا هَذَا الْمُتَّهَمَ مُخَرِّباً، يُثِيرُ الْفِتْنَةَ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الْيَهُودِ فِي الْبِلادِ كُلِّهَا، وَهُوَ يَتَزَعَّمُ مَذْهَبَ النَّصَارَى
- wajadnā haḏā l-muttahama muḵarriban, yuṯīru l-fitnata bayna jamīʕi l-yahūdi fī l-bilādi kullihā, wahuwa yatazaʕʕamu maḏhaba l-nnaṣārā
- We found this accused man to be a saboteur, stirring up discord among all the Jews in the entire land. He spearheads the sect of the Nazarenes.
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَصْرَانِي naṣrānī |
النَّصْرَانِي an-naṣrānī |
نَصْرَانِي naṣrānī |
نَصْرَانِيَّة naṣrāniyya |
النَّصْرَانِيَّة an-naṣrāniyya |
نَصْرَانِيَّة naṣrāniyyat |
Nominative | نَصْرَانِيٌّ naṣrāniyyun |
النَّصْرَانِيُّ an-naṣrāniyyu |
نَصْرَانِيُّ naṣrāniyyu |
نَصْرَانِيَّةٌ naṣrāniyyatun |
النَّصْرَانِيَّةُ an-naṣrāniyyatu |
نَصْرَانِيَّةُ naṣrāniyyatu |
Accusative | نَصْرَانِيًّا naṣrāniyyan |
النَّصْرَانِيَّ an-naṣrāniyya |
نَصْرَانِيَّ naṣrāniyya |
نَصْرَانِيَّةً naṣrāniyyatan |
النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ an-naṣrāniyyata |
نَصْرَانِيَّةَ naṣrāniyyata |
Genitive | نَصْرَانِيٍّ naṣrāniyyin |
النَّصْرَانِيِّ an-naṣrāniyyi |
نَصْرَانِيِّ naṣrāniyyi |
نَصْرَانِيَّةٍ naṣrāniyyatin |
النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ an-naṣrāniyyati |
نَصْرَانِيَّةِ naṣrāniyyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَصْرَانِيَّيْن naṣrāniyyayn |
النَّصْرَانِيَّيْن an-naṣrāniyyayn |
نَصْرَانِيَّيْ naṣrāniyyay |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْن naṣrāniyyatayn |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَيْن an-naṣrāniyyatayn |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْ naṣrāniyyatay |
Nominative | نَصْرَانِيَّانِ naṣrāniyyāni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّانِ an-naṣrāniyyāni |
نَصْرَانِيَّا naṣrāniyyā |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَانِ naṣrāniyyatāni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَانِ an-naṣrāniyyatāni |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَا naṣrāniyyatā |
Accusative | نَصْرَانِيَّيْنِ naṣrāniyyayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyayni |
نَصْرَانِيَّيْ naṣrāniyyay |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ naṣrāniyyatayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyatayni |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْ naṣrāniyyatay |
Genitive | نَصْرَانِيَّيْنِ naṣrāniyyayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyayni |
نَصْرَانِيَّيْ naṣrāniyyay |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ naṣrāniyyatayni |
النَّصْرَانِيَّتَيْنِ an-naṣrāniyyatayni |
نَصْرَانِيَّتَيْ naṣrāniyyatay |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
broken plural invariable | sound feminine plural; broken plural invariable | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصَارَى naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّات; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyāt; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّات; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyāt; an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّات; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyāt; naṣārā |
Nominative | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصَارَى naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتٌ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyātun; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّاتُ; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyātu; an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتُ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyātu; naṣārā |
Accusative | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصَارَى naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتٍ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyātin; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّاتِ; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyāti; an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتِ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyāti; naṣārā |
Genitive | نَصَارَى naṣārā |
النَّصَارَى an-naṣārā |
نَصَارَى naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتٍ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyātin; naṣārā |
النَّصْرَانِيَّاتِ; النَّصَارَى an-naṣrāniyyāti; an-naṣārā |
نَصْرَانِيَّاتِ; نَصَارَى naṣrāniyyāti; naṣārā |
Derived terms
[edit]- نَصْرَانِيَّة (naṣrāniyya, “Christianity”)
Related terms
[edit]- نَصَّرَ (naṣṣara, “to Christianize”)
Descendants
[edit]- Egyptian Arabic: نصراني (naṣrāni)
- Maltese: Nisrani
- Moroccan Arabic: نصراني (naṣrāni)
- South Levantine Arabic: نصراني (naṣrāni)
- → Farefare: nasaara
- → Malay: Nasrani, Serani
- → Malayalam: നസ്രാണി (nasrāṇi)
- → Moore: nasaara
- → Turkish: Nasrani
Usage notes
[edit]- Although the word and its nominal derivative, نَصْرَانِيَّة (naṣrāniyya, “Christianity”), are occasionally found in the works of some medieval Christian writers who composed in Classical Arabic, such as Ibn al-Ṭayyib and Ibn al-Ḵammār, it is now almost never used as a self-designation by Arabic-speaking Christians and is widely considered politically incorrect or outright offensive and derogatory, at least in countries with relevant Christian populations. Since نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy) is the word used for “Christian” in the Quran and has been the primary designation for Christians in virtually all Islamic texts for centuries, it intends heavy religious connotations and thus still retains currency in Islamic religious discourse, but even there مَسِيحِيّ (masīḥiyy) may sometimes be used.
References
[edit]- Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 84, page 25
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “نصراني”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[2], London: Williams & Norgate
Malay
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]نصراني
South Levantine Arabic
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ن ص ر |
3 terms |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]نصراني • (naṣrāni) m (plural نصارى (naṣāra), feminine نصرانيّة (naṣrāniyye))
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