ترسا

See also: برشا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ترسا.

Noun

ترسا • (tersâ)

  1. Christian
    Synonyms: نصرانی, خریستیان
  2. infidel
    Synonym: كافر

References
  • Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “ترسا”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français‎, Vienna: F. Beck, page 152

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (tlsʾk' /⁠tarsāg⁠/, “Christian”, literally “(God) fearer”), from [Book Pahlavi needed] (tls- /⁠tars-⁠/, “to fear, be afraid”) +‎ [Book Pahlavi needed] (-k' /⁠-ag⁠/). See ترسیدن (tarsidan) and ـه (-e) for more. Sogdian ܬܪܣܐܩ (trsʾq /⁠tarsāk⁠/) is a Western Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.sɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.sɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäɾ.sɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? tarsā
Dari reading? tarsā
Iranian reading? tarsâ
Tajik reading? tarso

Adjective

ترسا • (tarsâ)

  1. (archaic) Christian

Noun

ترسا • (tarsâ) (plural ترسایان (tarsâyân) or ترساها (tarsâ-hâ))

  1. (archaic) Christian
    • 10th AD, Ferdowsi
      چو بر جامهٔ ما چلیپا بوَد
      نشست اندر آیین ترسا بوَد
    • 13th AD, Rumi
      گهی از زلف خود داده به مؤمن نقش حبل‌الله
      ز پیچ جعد خود داده به ترسایان چلیپایی

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Further reading
  • Bolognesi, Giancarlo (1961) “Nuovi aspetti dell'influsso iranico in armeno”, in Handes Amsorya‎ (in Italian), volume 75, numbers 10–12, Vienna, columns 676–677
  • de Blois, François (2002) “Naṣrānī (Ναζωραȋος) and ḥanīf (ἐθνικός): Studies on the Religious Vocabulary of Christianity and of Islam”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‎, volume 65, number 1, pages 9–10
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 82
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