ܝܫܘܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, “Joshua”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʔiːʃoːʕ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈʔiːʃoʔ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈʔiːʃu]

Proper noun

ܝܼܫܘܿܥ or ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ • (īšōˁ) m

1. (biblical) Joshua
2. (biblical) Jesus
3. a male given name
4. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (īšōˁ mšīḥā, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܒܲܪ ܢܘܼܢ (īšōˁ bar nūn, “Joshua son of Nun”)
• ܝܼܫܘܿܥܵܝܵܐ (īšōˁāyā)

Interjection

ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (īšōˁ)

1. Said to someone who has just sneezed or coughed, as a polite remark or short prayer
2. Said to someone who has just tripped as a short prayer

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• יֵשׁוּע (yēšûʿ)

Etymology

Closely related to Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, “Joshua”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /jəʃuʕ/
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔi.ʃoʕ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [jeˈʃuʕ]

In Western Syriac dialects written in West Syriac Serṭā, ܝܫܘܥ is vocalized as ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (yešuʿ), close to the Biblical Hebrew/Aramaic root form יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ). Eastern dialects written in East Syriac Maḏnḥāyā use the distinct alternate vocalization ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ (ʾīšōʿ), resulting from a common vocalization of the initial syllable /jə/ into [ʔi] and a lowering of the vowel /u/ to [o] preceding a guttural.

Proper noun

ܝܫܘܼܥ or ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ or ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (yešuʕ or ʾīšōʿ or yešuʿ) m

1. (biblical) Jesus
   • 3^rd-5^th century, Dr. James Murdock (translator), Peshitta New Testament‎^[1], Matthew 2:1:

     ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܒܝܬ‌ܠܚܡ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܝܘܡܝܗܪܘܕܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܘ ܡܓܘܫܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ

     kaḏ dēn ᵓeṯīleḏ yešūᶜ bəḇēṯləḥem dīhūḏā bəyawmay herāwḏes malkā ᵓeṯaw məgūše men maḏnəḥā lūrīšlem.

     Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came Magi from the east unto Jerusalem,

2. (biblical) Joshua
3. a male given name

Derived terms

• ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (yešuʿ mšiḥo, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (ʾīšōʿ mšīḥā, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܫܘܥܝܐ (yəšūʿāyā)

Descendants

• → Aghwan: 𐔺𐔴𐕐𐕒 (yešo)
• → Chinese: 移鼠 (Yíshǔ), 夷數 / 夷数 (Yíshù)
  • Mandarin: 移鼠 (Yíshǔ)
  • Mandarin: 夷數 / 夷数 (Yíshù)
• → Malayalam: ഈശോ (īśō)

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 410a

Turoyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəʃuʕ/

Proper noun

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (yëšūʿ)

1. (biblical) Jesus
2. a male given name