Jiizas

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English Jesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːzas/

Proper noun

Jiizas

1. (Christianity) Jesus (first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah)

   Synonyms: Jiizas Krais, Krais

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 11:1:

     Wen Jiizas don tel im twelv falara dem wa fi du, im lef de-so an staat tiich an priich iina dem toun

     When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities

Further reading

• Jiizas at majstro.com
• Jiizas on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^jam