𐽹𐽿𐽶𐽲𐽰

Old Uyghur

Etymology

Borrowed from Sogdian 𐫖𐫢𐫀𐫏𐫄𐫀 (mšʾyɣʾ), from Classical Syriac ܡܫܝܚܐ (m'šīḥāʾ), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew משיח (maskiakh, “the Anointed one, Messiah”)

Proper noun

𐽹𐽿𐽶𐽲𐽰 (méšiha)

1. (religion, Manichaeism, Christianity) Christ

   Synonyms: 𐽰𐽸𐽷𐽳 𐽲𐾄𐽶𐾁𐽶𐽺𐽽𐾁𐽶𐽲 𐽶𐽰𐽾𐽳𐽲𐾄 𐽰𐽶 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (Edgü kïlïnčlïg yaruk Ay Teŋri), 𐽰𐽶𐽿𐽳 (İšu), 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐾁𐽶 (Teŋri oglï), 𐽶𐽶𐽿𐽳 (Yišo), 𐽶𐽶𐽿𐽳 𐽹𐽿𐽶𐽲𐽰 (Yišo Méšiha), 𐽶𐽶𐽿𐽳𐽰 (Yišo'/u'), 𐽶𐽳𐽿𐽳 (Yušo/u)

   • (Can we date this quote?), Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland; Manichaeist Old Uyghur Texts from Turfan (Berliner Turfantexte V): Confession Prayer Fragment‎^[1], MTT076 (U189:a5)‎^[2]:

     ***𐽶𐽶𐽿𐽳 𐽹𐽿𐽶𐽲

     […] Yišo M(é)ših[a...] […]

     […] Jesus Christ […]

   • c. 11th century, Story of Prince Kalyāṇaṃkara and Papamkara, LVIII.inner:

     𐽰𐽰𐽹𐽾𐽵 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 𐽹𐽿𐽶𐽲𐽰 𐽲𐽳𐾀 𐽼𐽳𐾁𐽴𐽳𐽺 𐾈

     Amraq Teŋri Méšiha hut bulzun.

     May our dear lord Jesus Christ find blessings.

2. (religion, Manichaeism) savior, the messiah

   Synonym: 𐽰𐽳𐾀𐽰𐽲𐽰𐽺 (otagan)

3. (religion) prophet

   Synonyms: 𐽰𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽺𐾀 (arhant), 𐽼𐽳𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽺 (burhan), 𐫛𐫎𐫃𐫀𐫖𐫁𐫡𐫏 (patgambar), بیغامبار (pïgambar), 𐽶𐽰𐾁𐽰𐽱𐽰𐽽 (yalavač)

Derived terms

• 𐽹𐽾 𐽹𐽿𐽰𐽶𐽲𐽰 (Mar Méšiha, “Jesus Christ, the Messiah”)
• ܝܐܠܕܐܛ ܕܡܫܝܗܐ (Yaldat d-Méšiha, “Saint Mary, the 'begetter of Messiah'”)

References

• Hamilton, James (2020) Korkut, Ece, Birkan, İsmet, transl., Budacı İyi Kalpli ve Kötü Kalpli Prens Masalının Uygurcası - Prens Kalyāṇaṃkara ve Pāpaṃkara Hikâyesi (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, →ISBN