مسیحی

See also: مسيحي

Persian

Etymology

مسیح (masih) +‎ ـی (-i)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.siː.ˈhiː], [ma.seː.ˈhiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.seː.ɦíː], [mä.seː.ɦíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.seː.ɦíː], [mä.seː.ɦíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.siːíː], [mä.seː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.sií], [mä.sií]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.siː.ɦíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.si.ɦí], [mä.se.ɦí]

Readings
Classical reading?	masīhī, masēhī
Dari reading?	masīhī, masēhī
Iranian reading?	masihi
Tajik reading?	masihi, masehī

Adjective

Dari	مسیحی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	масеҳӣ, масиҳӣ

مسیحی • (masihi)

1. Christian

Noun

مسیحی • (masihi) (plural مسیحیان (masihiân) or مسیحی‌ها (masihi-hâ))

1. Christian

   Synonyms: نصرانی (nasrâni), (archaic) ترسا (tarsâ), (archaic) عیسائی ('isâ'i), (archaic) عیسوی ('isavi)

Related terms

• مسیح (masih)
• مسیحیت (masihiyat)

Urdu

Etymology

From مسیح (masīh, “Messiah; Christ”) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə.siː.ɦiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: مَ‧سِی‧حِی

Adjective

مَسِیحی • (masīhī) (Hindi spelling मसीही)

1. Christian; relating to Christianity or Christ.
2. Anno Domini; Christian Era

   Synonym: عِیسْوی (ʻīsvī)

Noun

مَسِیحی • (masīhī) m (Hindi spelling मसीही)

1. (Christianity) a Christian

   Synonyms: نصرانی (naṣrāni), عیسائی (ʻīsā'ī)

Usage notes

Preferred term by the Urdu-speaking Christians. عیسائی (ʻīsā'ī) can also be used, and largely used by Muslims, but could potentially carry a derogatory sense with it.

Derived terms

• مسیحیت (masīhiyat)

References

• “مسیحی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مسیحی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مسيح”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.