ܝܫܘܥ
Aramaic
Alternative forms
יֵשׁוּע (Yēšūʿ)
Etymology
Closely related to Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (Yešū́a, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yəhōšúa, “Joshua”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (Yešūʿ) m
Derived terms
- ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ, “Jesus Christ”)
- ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܢܳܨܪܳܝܳܐ (Yešūʿ Nāṣrāyāʾ, “Jesus of Nazareth”)
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܝܶܫܽܘܥ or ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (Yešūʿ or Išōʿ) m
Usage notes
- In Western Syriac dialects written in West Syriac Serṭā, ܝܫܘܥ is vocalized as ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (Yešūʿ), close to the Biblical Hebrew/Aramaic root form יֵשׁוּעַ (Yešūa). Eastern dialects written in East Syriac Maḏnḥāyā use the distinct alternate vocalization ܝܼܫܘܿܥ (Išōʿ).
Derived terms
- ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (Yešūʿ M'šīḥoʾ, “Jesus Christ”)
- ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (Išōʿ M'šīḥāʾ, “Jesus Christ”)