مسيح

See also: مسیح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م س ح (m-s-ḥ), related to مَسَحَ (masaḥa, “to anoint”). Cognate to Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ) and Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh), whence the Ancient Greek borrowing Μεσσίας (Messías) and the Greek calque Χριστός (Christós), thus the English terms "Messiah" and "Christ".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.siːħ/

Adjective

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) (feminine مَسِيحَة (masīḥa))

1. anointed

Declension

Declension of adjective مَسِيح (masīḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَسِيح masīḥ	الْمَسِيح al-masīḥ	مَسِيحَة masīḥa	الْمَسِيحَة al-masīḥa
Nominative	مَسِيحٌ masīḥun	الْمَسِيحُ al-masīḥu	مَسِيحَةٌ masīḥatun	الْمَسِيحَةُ al-masīḥatu
Accusative	مَسِيحًا masīḥan	الْمَسِيحَ al-masīḥa	مَسِيحَةً masīḥatan	الْمَسِيحَةَ al-masīḥata
Genitive	مَسِيحٍ masīḥin	الْمَسِيحِ al-masīḥi	مَسِيحَةٍ masīḥatin	الْمَسِيحَةِ al-masīḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَسِيحَيْن masīḥayn	الْمَسِيحَيْن al-masīḥayn	مَسِيحَتَيْن masīḥatayn	الْمَسِيحَتَيْن al-masīḥatayn
Nominative	مَسِيحَانِ masīḥāni	الْمَسِيحَانِ al-masīḥāni	مَسِيحَتَانِ masīḥatāni	الْمَسِيحَتَانِ al-masīḥatāni
Accusative	مَسِيحَيْنِ masīḥayni	الْمَسِيحَيْنِ al-masīḥayni	مَسِيحَتَيْنِ masīḥatayni	الْمَسِيحَتَيْنِ al-masīḥatayni
Genitive	مَسِيحَيْنِ masīḥayni	الْمَسِيحَيْنِ al-masīḥayni	مَسِيحَتَيْنِ masīḥatayni	الْمَسِيحَتَيْنِ al-masīḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَات masīḥāt	الْمَسِيحَات al-masīḥāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَاتٌ masīḥātun	الْمَسِيحَاتُ al-masīḥātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَاتٍ masīḥātin	الْمَسِيحَاتِ al-masīḥāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مَسِيحَاتٍ masīḥātin	الْمَسِيحَاتِ al-masīḥāti

Noun

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) m

1. messiah, Messiah

   الْمَسِيح ― al-masīḥ ― the Messiah, Christ

Declension

Declension of noun مَسِيح (masīḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسِيح masīḥ	الْمَسِيح al-masīḥ	مَسِيح masīḥ
Nominative	مَسِيحٌ masīḥun	الْمَسِيحُ al-masīḥu	مَسِيحُ masīḥu
Accusative	مَسِيحًا masīḥan	الْمَسِيحَ al-masīḥa	مَسِيحَ masīḥa
Genitive	مَسِيحٍ masīḥin	الْمَسِيحِ al-masīḥi	مَسِيحِ masīḥi

Derived terms

• مَسِيحِيّ (masīḥiyy)