عیسی
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔiː.ˈsaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiː.sɑ́ː]
- (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
عیسی • (īsā / isâ) (Tajik spelling Исо)
- Jesus (Jesus Christ)
- Synonym: عیسی مسیح ('isâ masih)
- 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.
Coordinate terms
Islamic prophetsedit
- آدم (ādam / âdam)
- ادریس (idrīs / edris)
- نوح (nōh / nuh)
- هود (hūd / hud)
- صالح (sālih / sâleh)
- ابراهیم (ibrāhīm / ebrâhim)
- لوط (lūt / lut)
- اسماعیل (ismā'īl / esmâ'il)
- اسحاق (ishāq / eshâġ)
- یعقوب (ya'qūb / ya'ġub)
- یوسف (yūsuf / yusof)
- ایوب (ayyūb / ayyub)
- ذوالکفل (zū-l-kifl / zu-l-kefl)
- شعیب (šu'ayb / šo'eyb)
- موسی (mūsā / musâ)
- هارون (hārūn / hârun)
- داوود (dāwūd / dâvud)
- سلیمان (sulaymān / soleymân)
- یونس (yūnis / yunes)
- الیاس (ilyās / elyâs)
- الیسع (alyasa')
- زکریا (zakariyyā / zakariyâ)
- یحیی (yahyā / yahyâ)
- عیسی (īsā / isâ)
- محمد (muhammad / mohammad)
Descendants
- Tajik: Исо (Iso)
- → Chagatai:
- Uzbek: Iso
- → Hindustani:
- → 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): /ˈiːs.saː/
Proper noun
عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਈਸਾ)
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): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː
Proper noun
عِیسیٰ • (ʻīsā) m (Hindi spelling ईसा)
- Jesus
- Synonyms: (Christianity) یَسُوع (yasū'), (Catholicism) جِیسَس کِرائِسْٹ (jīsas kirāisṭ)
- 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)
See also
Islamic prophetsedit
- آدَم (ādam)
- اِدْرِیس (idrīs)
- نُوح (nūh)
- ہُود (hūd)
- صَالِح (sālih)
- اِبْرَاہِیم (ibrāhīm)
- لُوط (lūt)
- اِسْمَاعِیل (ismā'īl)
- اِسْحَاق (ishāq)
- یَعْقُوب (ya'qūb)
- یُوسُف (yūsuf)
- اَیُّوب (ayyūb)
- ذُوالْکِفْل (zuālkifl)
- شُعَیْب (śu'ayb)
- مُوسَیٰ (mūsā)
- ہَارُون (hārūn)
- دَاؤُد (dāud)
- سُلَیْمَان (sulaymān)
- یُونُس (yūnus)
- اِلْیَاس (ilyās)
- اَلْیَسَع (alyasa')
- زَکَرِیَّا (zakariyyā)
- یَحْییٰ (yahyā)
- عِیسَیٰ ('īsā)
- مُحَمَّد (muhammad)