ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “Joshua son of Nun” often used as a retronym to distinguish from ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (īšōˁ mšīḥā, “Jesus Christ”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔiːʃoːʕ‿bar‿nuːn]

Proper noun

ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܒܲܪ ܢܘܼܢ • (īšōˁ bar nūn) m

  1. (biblical) Joshua (the son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure)
  2. Joshua (the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh)
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