ईसाई
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ईसा (īsā, “Jesus”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ईसाई • (īsāī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling عیسائی)
Declension[edit]
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of ईसाई (masc ind ī-stem)
Declension of ईसाई (fem ind ī-stem)
Adjective[edit]
ईसाई • (īsāī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling عیسائی)
- Christian
- Pertaining to Christianity
Usage notes[edit]
- मसीही (masīhī) is the preferred Christian term. The Standard Hindi, non-Christian usage is ईसाई (īsāī), literally meaning "Jesuit" and deriving from the Qur'anic name of Jesus, عِيسَى (ʕīsā).
Synonyms[edit]
- मसीही (masīhī)
Categories:
- Hindi terms suffixed with -ई
- Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi nouns
- Hindi masculine nouns
- Hindi feminine nouns
- Hindi nouns with multiple genders
- Hindi masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- hi:Islam
- Hindi masculine independent ī-stem nouns
- Hindi feminine independent ī-stem nouns
- Hindi adjectives
- Hindi indeclinable adjectives