यसू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَسُوع (yasūʕ), from Aramaic ישוע (yešú‘), from Hebrew ישוע (yešûa‘), a contracted form of יהושע (yəhôšua‘, “Joshua”). Doublet of यीशु (yīśu).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /jə.suː/, [jɐ.suː]
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: य‧सू

Proper noun

यसू • (yasū) m (Urdu spelling یسوع)[1][2]

  1. (Christianity) Alternative form of येसू (yesū) - Jesus; Jesus of Nazareth
    Synonym: (Islam) ईसा (īsā)

Derived terms

References
  1. Josa, Fortunato Pietro Luigi (1907) Introductory Manual of the Hindi Language, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, page 81
  2. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated from the Original Greek (in Hindi), Secundra Orphan Press, for the North India Bible Society, 1849
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