یسوع

See also: یشوع

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Aramaic ישוע (yešú‘), from Hebrew ישוע (yešûa‘), a contracted form of יהושע (yəhôšua‘, “Joshua”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪ.suː(ʔ)/

Proper noun

یِسُوع • (yisūʻ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਯਿਸੂ)

1. (Christianity) Jesus; Jesus of Nazareth

   Synonym: (Islam) عِیسیٰ (ʻīsā)

Derived terms

• یِسُوع مَسِیح (yisūʻ masīḥ, “Jesus Christ”)

Etymology 2

Probably from Arabic يسوع.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jə.suː(ʔ)/

Proper noun

یَسُوع • (yasūʻ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਯਸੂ)

1. (Christianity) Jesus

   Synonym: (Islam) عِیسیٰ (ʻīsā)

See also

• مَسِیح (masīḥ, “Messiah”)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “یسُوع”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَسُوع (yasūʕ), from Aramaic ישוע (yešú‘), from Hebrew ישוע (yešûa‘), a contracted form of יהושע (yəhôšua‘, “Joshua”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jə.suː(ʔ)/

Proper noun

یَسُوع • (yasū') m (Hindi spelling यसू)

1. (Christianity) Jesus; Jesus of Nazareth

   Synonym: (Islam, Christianity) عِیسیٰ ('īsā)

Derived terms

• یَسُوع مَسِیح (yasū' masīh, “Jesus Christ”)
• یَسُوع نَاصِری (yasū' nāsirī, “Jesus of Nazareth”)
• یَسُوعِی (yasū'ī)

See also

• مَسِیح (masīh, “Christ, Messiah”)

References

• “یسوع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “یسوع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.