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

• IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ/

Proper noun

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ • (Yešūʿ) m

1. Jesus
2. Joshua

Derived terms

• ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ, “Jesus Christ”)
• ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܢܳܨܪܳܝܳܐ (Yešūʿ Nāṣrāyāʾ, “Jesus of Nazareth”)

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Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /jeʃuʕ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /iʃoʕ/

Proper noun

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ or ܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (Yešūʿ or Išōʿ) m

1. Jesus
2. Joshua

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”)