যিশু
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Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- যীশু (jiśu)
Etymology
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Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ)
Bengali যিশু
Learned borrowing from Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ). Compare Hindi यीशु (yīśu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]যিশু • (jiśu)
- (Christianity) Jesus
- Synonym: (Islam) ঈসা (iśa)
Usage notes
[edit]- While যিশু (jiśu) is the secular Bengali name, Islamic usage prefers ঈসা (iśa).
Coordinate terms
[edit]- খ্রিস্ট (khrisṭ, “Christ”)
