ઈસુ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ઈશુ (īśu)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ)
Gujarati ઈસુ
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).[1] The earliest attestations are from 1860s Bible translations.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈi.su/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: ઈ‧સુ
Proper noun
ઈસુ • (īsu) m
Synonyms
- ઈસા (īsā), જીઝસ (jījhas)
Derived terms
- ઈસુબાપ (īsubāp, noun, literally “father Jesus”)
References
Further reading
- “ઈશુ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.