נוצרי

Hebrew

Etymology

From נָצְרַת (natsrát, “Nazareth”) +‎ ־ִי (-í), the city of Jesus' origin, and thus the Hebrew term to identify Christians. Compare Classical Syriac ܢܵܨܪܵܝܵܐ (nāṣrāyā) and Arabic نَصْرَانِيّ (naṣrāniyy).

Noun

נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) m (plural indefinite נוֹצְרִים, feminine counterpart נוֹצרִיָה)

  1. Christian
  2. Nazarene (a resident of Nazareth)

Adjective

נוֹצְרִי • (notsrí) (feminine נוֹצְרִית, masculine plural נוֹצְרִיִּים, feminine plural נוֹצְרִיּוֹת)

  1. Christian (having to do with Christians or Christianity)
  2. Nazarene (of or referring to Nazareth)

See also
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