عیسی

See also: عيسى, and عيشي

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.ˈsɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.sɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.sɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.sɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.sɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.sɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔi.sɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	īsā
Dari reading?	īsā
Iranian reading?	isâ
Tajik reading?	iso

Proper noun

Dari	عیسی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Исо

عیسی • ('isâ)

1. Jesus (Jesus Christ)

   Synonym: عیسی مسیح ('isâ masih)

2. a male given name, Issa

Usage notes

• Unlike the original Arabic name, which in Arabic is used almost exclusively by Muslims, the Persian عیسی ('isâ) is also used by Persian-speaking Christians.

Descendants

• Tajik: Исо (Iso)
• → Chagatai:
  • Uzbek: Iso
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ईसा (īsā)

  Urdu: عِیسیٰ ('īsā)

• → Kazakh: Иса (İsa), Ыйса (Yisa)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਈਸਾ (īsā)

  Shahmukhi script: عِیسیٰ (ʻīsá)

• → Rohingya: Isá
• → Sylheti: ꠁꠍꠣ (isá)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عِیسَیٰ (īsā), borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː.sːäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Proper noun

عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਈਸਾ)

1. (Islam) Jesus (ʿĪsā), son of Mary, revered as a major prophet in the Quran

   Synonyms: (Christianity) یِسُوع (yisūʻ), یَسُوع (yasūʻ)

2. a male given name, Isa

Derived terms

• عیسیٰ مسیح (ʻīsā masīḥ)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عِیسَیٰ (īsā), borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /iː.sɑː/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsā) m (Hindi spelling ईसा)

1. Jesus

   Synonyms: (Christianity) یَسُوع (yasū'), (Catholicism) جِیسَس (jīsas)

2. a male given name, Isa, from Arabic, of Muslim usage

Usage notes

• Many modern Urdu-speaking Christians also call Jesus یَسُوع (yasū') or یَسُوع مَسِیح (yasū' masīh) preferring their direct etymological connection to Hebrew and Greek.

Derived terms

• عیسیٰ مسیح (īsā masīh)
• عیسائی (īsāī)
• عیسائیت (īsāiyat)