נוצרי

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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From נָצְרַת (natsrát, Nazareth) +‎ ־ִי (), the city of Jesus' origin, and thus the Hebrew term to identify Christians. Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (nāṣrāyā) and Arabic نَاصِرِيّ (nāṣiriyy).

Noun

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נוֹצְרִי (notsrím (plural indefinite נוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart נוֹצרִיָה)

  1. Christian
  2. Nazarene (a resident of Nazareth)

Adjective

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נוֹצְרִי (notsrí) (feminine נוֹצְרִית, masculine plural נוֹצְרִיִּים, feminine plural נוֹצְרִיּוֹת)

  1. Christian (having to do with Christians or Christianity)
  2. Nazarene (of or referring to Nazareth)

See also

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