مسيح

See also: مسیح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م س ح (m-s-ḥ), related to مَسَحَ (masaḥa, to anoint). Cognate to Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ) and Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh), whence the Ancient Greek borrowing Μεσσίας (Messías) and the Greek calque Χριστός (Christós), thus the English terms "Messiah" and "Christ".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.siːħ/

Adjective

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) (masculine plural مُسَحَاء (musaḥāʔ) or مَسْحَى (masḥā))

  1. anointed

Declension

Noun

مَسِيح • (masīḥ) m (plural مُسَحَاء (musaḥāʔ) or مَسْحَى (masḥā))

  1. messiah, Messiah
    الْمَسِيحal-masīḥthe Messiah, Christ

Declension

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.