ܐܫܥܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔeːʃaʕjaː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔiːʃaːjaː]

Proper noun

ܐܹܫܲܥܝܵܐ • (ēšaˁyā) m

  1. (Abrahamism, biblical) Isaiah (a prophet, the author of the Book of Isaiah)
  2. Isaiah (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh)
  3. a male given name from Hebrew
  4. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

  • ܫܲܥܝܵܐ (šaˁyā) (diminutive, nickname)
  • ܟ̰ܵܝܘܿ (čāyō) (diminutive, nickname)
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